Russian media have reported the death late last night of Israpil Velijanov (nom de guerre Emir Khasan), who succeeded Magomed Vagapov in late August 2010 as head of the Daghestan wing of the North Caucasus insurgency. Russia’s National Counterterror Committee has confirmed Velijanov’s death. The insurgency websites kavkazcenter.com and jamaatshariat.com have reported the Russian claims, […]