“Al-Qaida member killed in Russia,” from Xinhuanet, and Nicolei:
MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Xinhuanet) — Russian forces have killed a key al-Qaida member in charge of funding terrorist actions in southern Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday.
Abu Dzeit, who held a prominent position among militant leaders, was killed in an operation launched by Russian security forces in the republic of Ingushetia on Wednesday, FSB spokesman Sergei Ignatchenko was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying.