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## INSIGHT - RUSSIA - the bombings - the new consolidated CE

Released on 2012-05-10 01:00 GMT

Email-ID | 5502302
Date | 2010-04-06 18:15:58
From | goodrich@stratfor.com
To | watchofficer@stratfor.com

CODE: RU101-102 + more
PUBLICATION: yes
ATTRIBUTION: STRATFOR sources in Moscow
SOURCE DESCRIPTION: multiple senior investigators inside the Russian
Prosecutor General's office + liaisons with Interior Ministry
SOURCE RELIABILITY: B
ITEM CREDIBILITY: 2
DISTRIBUTION: Analysts, Fred, briefers
HANDLER: Lauren
**LG: sources warned me that they would have to be careful on details of
the current attack because it is still being `investigated'... but they
heavily implied that the details of the other attacks would satisfy some
of what we were curious about.
I bolded a few key things that are the biggest points.
I spent alot of time writing through this to make it make sense.... but
was talking & taking notes in Russian, so let me know if any of it is
unclear
THE CAUCASUS EMIRATE MILITANT GROUP
There are many that are reporting that there has been a gradual and
substantial escalation and consolidation in the Caucasus Emirate's (CE)
capacity, organization and audacity since 2007. CE has different branches
in Chechnya, Ingushetia, Daghestan, Circassian (Kabard, Cherkess, and
Adygei) and Alan (Karachai and Balkar).
The CE is now targeting Moscow or St. Petersburg elite, as they have been
targeting Caucasus elite recently. The Caucasus elite have been hit by
sniper attacks, dive-bys, and IEDs. They have also used the tactic of
targeting those outside of the city in order to leave too much time for
medical or security groups to reach them in time before they die. The CE
has used the tactics in the Caucasus of setting an explosion and when
security forces rush to the scene, then they set off another, killing
ranked officials.
However the CE is not suppose to be carrying out attacks outside of the
Caucasus. The CE has focused on carrying out terrorist operations across
the Caucasus against what they consider the local puppet regimes and the
occupying forces of the Russian infidel.... anything that is their 'near
enemy' rather than striking against the `far enemy' in Moscow and other
Russian regions.
After over a five-year hiatus against attacking civilians, CE amir Doka
Abu Usman Umarov declared in April that the militants would no longer be
avoiding civilian casualties. He said that his group would justify
attacking Russian civilians on the basis of their support for Moscow's
counter-insurgency efforts and policies towards Islam. He also said that
he would resume attacks on all Russian territory, not just the Caucasus.
Umarov and CE did announce that they would target more economic targets
and high priority targets last year. They said that Nevskii was the first
of these (LG: more on that below). But it also fulfilled hitting Russia
deep inside the country.
There is belief from many in our circle that CE was starting off its push
to try to pull off bigger attacks as early as 2007 with the Nevskii
bombing. The bombs used in the 2007 and 2009 Nevskii attacks are
incredibly similar in their design and sophistication. Also, they
detonated nearly the same place and minuet of time of day.
That bombing was claimed by a group called the Riyadus Salikhin (RS) -
lead by Said Yemin Dadayev, who was the deputy of Shamil Basayev. However,
the RS is a purely suicide bombing group, which that attack on the Nevskii
was not. It is interesting that the RS has not claimed either the 2009
Nevskii or Moscow subway attacks. They have gone silent.... Or they have
been merged into another group... like CE.
2009 NEVSKII BOMBING
On Dec. 2 the CE claimed responsibility for the Nov bombing of the Nevskii
Express. With the CE claims on this attack, then Umarov has then returned
to his promise to attack `far enemies'.
The Nevskii attack is also highly important to look at because it is the
first time the CE was successful in killing federal officials with head of
the Federal Reserves Agency, Boris Yevstratikov and former federal senator
of St. Petersburg Sergei Tarasov both killed.
The bombs for the Nevskii were also set up to hurt the investigators -
FSB, Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General Office - oncec they arrived
on the scene. There was the first explosion that derailed the train which
was 5.7 kilograms of TNT under the train as it sped at 197 kilometers an
hour. It was an improvised device of plastic explosive + TNT + ammonium
nitrate wrapped in plastic and buried under the rail.
But there was a second device planted near a telephone pole that was
detonated via mobile phone once the investigators arrived. It
malfunctioned, though a few people did end up with minor injuries-in
particular was GP Investigator Chief Alexandr Bastrykin.
This is one of the reasons why mobile phone operations were shut down
immediately after the Moscow subway bombings... because of concern over
follow-up attacks on investigators and emergency medics.
As far as who carried out the Nevskii attack, it was three men and a woman
(again with the female involvement). As you know from the media, there
was a male of Slavic origin, which leads us into the involvement of
Kosolapov (LG: more below on him).
THE TANGLED WEB
The 2007 Nevskii attack further looks to be the work of CE because
militant charged with it - Pavel Kosolapov has ties to Umarov. We have
reports that Umarov ordered Kosolapov to carry out the attack since he is
not ethnically from the Caucasus, but is Russian and a former military
man, being in the rocket forces. He was a convert to Islam and to the
Chechen cause. He studied with the Chechen militants that specialized in
transportation attacks. Kosolapov has also been part of other attacks such
as the 2003 bus attack in Kranodar and the 2004 market attack in Samara
(plus more). We believe Kosolapov has been behind the rail bombings in
the Caucasus, especially the eight in Daghestan.
We believe that Kosolapov was involved in the some part of the recent
Nevskii and Moscow attacks. This is the suspect that has been referred to
by authorities that has `red hair and is Russian'. He is not a Russian
nationalist, but a `damned' convert to Islam and the Chechen cause. He is
still at large and most recently was seen working on a farm in the
Caucasus.
Kosolapov has made his own videos recently and we believe that he is part
of a disinformation campaign for CE now, saying that CE was not behind the
Nevskii attacks. But then contradicting his videos with follow-ups saying
that CE was behind it, then claiming the Sayano-Shushenskii dam explosion,
as well as, the Perm accident on CE. This were the claims which makes many
believe that CE claims are not credible, but we believe Kosolapov did this
purposefully.
There is also ties into CE by Shiekh Said Abu Saad Buryarskii, who also
works inside of Ingushetia. He is one of the culprits behind the uptick in
attacks inside of Ingushetia. Buryatskii has been known on occasions as an
operative in CE and the Interior Ministry has evidence that he (on orders
for CE) carried out the MVD station bomb attack in August. Buryatskii also
has ties into RS and its suicide bombings.
What is also an interesting trend is that after the 2007 & 2009 train
bombings and the Moscow attacks there were large attacks also carried out
in the Caucasus. We believe CE is behind many of these attacks, though
there is some evidence that Daghestan's Jamaat Shariat could have helped
them out.
This has all led us to believe that Buryatskii, RS, Kosolapov and other
forces (maybe Daghestan's Jamaat Shariat) have all consolidated under
Umarov and CE. It is the first consolidation we've seen in militant forces
in nearly a decade. Of course these are the latter tiers of fighters for
the Caucasus cause, but it is a consolidation nonetheless.
This is the highest level of expertise that we have seen in CE attacks
ever. Kosolapov, RS, and Buryatskii have been training in this and are the
only 3 groups/individuals outside (or inside) of CE that could have done
this. The possible merging and consolidation of CE, RS, Kosolapov and
Buryatskii has greatly enhanced the overall capacity, experience and
tactics of the new force.
FOREIGN INVOLEMENT
Yes, the media has latched onto the accusation of foreign involvement by
the Interior Ministry. There is always connections to foreign militant
groups. But specifically, we have seen some Caucasus militants returning
to the region that have trained in Pakistan with Abu Hanifah and with Al
Qaeda's Lashkar al-Zin commander Ilyas Kashmili. This is all just small
details and really does not matter in the short or long term. The point is
that there are forces organized in the country.
INGUSH CONNECTION
There are connections into Ingushetia-something that has sparked such a
rapid series of denials by the new Ingush government. Such as the two
Ingush that were arrested for the 2007 bombings - Salanbek Dzakkhiev and
Maksharil Khidriev - admitted that the explosive materials used in the
2007 bombings by Kosolapov are not enough for just that bombing, so
Kosolapov must have used it for others. Also, they confirmed the
connection between Kosolapov and Umarov.
On a sidenote, we are working with French authorities on an Ingush
national arriving in France in late 2009 and planning a terrorist attack
in the country.
WHAT IS NEXT
We believe that CE's operations are too consolidated to leave to simple
security clamdowns. It is a large more comprehensive Kremlin project now,
led by Putin.
We believe the CE will continue to attempt to attack ranked or elite
persons, infrastructure, symbolic assets, economic assets, etc.
We do think there will be an eventual backlash against CE in the Caucasus
since they continue to target civilians. This has never boded well for
militant groups in the Caucasus in the past.
FUTURE TARGETS
CE did declare recently in a video that it held a jihad against the West
and that its group would `lengthen its reach' to begin targeting `Western
and global targets inside and outside of Russia'. With the appearance of
a CE member in France, we are fearful that this may become a reality.
Our biggest fear of the next target is two-fold. They have yet to really
strike a major economic assets thus far, so a pipeline, refinery,
electricity plant, etc. is on the list of what we're watching for.
Also, the only `Western' targets that we believe they would hit in Russia
would be a 5 star hotel in Moscow. This would be the worst case scenario.
Since most of those hotels are near the Kremlin, have foreign officials,
Russian heavyweights and would be a public nightmare for us. All these
hotels have incredible security, but that does not mean there are not
cracks.
OTHER SUSPECTS
There was never really any serious investigation in either the Nevskii
bombing or the Moscow subway bombing on any domestic nationalist or
neo-fascist group. There has only been 1 case in which a group like this
has ever partially demonstrated a capacity for an attack on individuals
like these attacks. It is the Combat 18 group that `claimed'
responsibility for the Nevskii bombing. This group was under serious
investigation for the Moscow-Grozny train attack in 2005, but was cleared
of involvement. Combat 18 is believed to have been part of a bomb hoax in
planting fake explosives on the St. Petersburg metro in Nov of last year.
This does not lead credibility that this group could actually plan or
carry out a major attack. Another group that claims to have the capability
is Peresvyet neo-fascist group, which has declared war on `Russian
authorities', but only minor individual attacks can be attributed to them.
--
Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
Stratfor
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com