Abdulla Kurd
Abdulla Kurd | |
|---|---|
| 5th Emir of the Mujahideen in Chechnya | |
| In office 21 April 2011 – 3 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Muhannad |
| Succeeded by | Position vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1977 |
| Died | 3 May 2011 (aged 34) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
| Conflicts | Second Chechen War North Caucasus Insurgency |
Abdulla Kurd (sometimes Abdullah Kurd, and also known as Abdullah al-Kurdi or Salahuddin), (born Cevdet Döğer; 20 April 1977– 3 May 2011), was a Kurdish Islamist militant who was a commander of the Mujahideen in Chechnya. Kurd was the top deputy to Saudi-born field commander Abu al-Walid. Following Muhannad's capture and assassination near the village of Serzhen-Yurt on 21 April 2011, according to the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, Kurd assumed Muhannad's position. Kurd was killed by Russian security forces in the Cheberloevsky area of Chechnya on 3 May 2011.