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'''Arbi Barayev''' [Alternate spellings Arabi and Baraev] (died [[July 2001]]), also known as '''"The Terminator"''', was a Chechen [[warlord]] and renegade leader of [[Special Purpose Islamic Regiment]], a [[militant]] [[Chechens|Chechen]] rebel group. |
'''Arbi Barayev''' [Alternate spellings Arabi and Baraev] (born [[1973]], died [[July 2001]]), also known as '''"The Terminator"''', was a Chechen [[warlord]] and renegade leader of [[Special Purpose Islamic Regiment]], a [[militant]] [[Chechens|Chechen]] rebel group. |
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Barayev is believed to have ordered the executions of three [[Britons]] and a [[New Zealander]], |
Barayev is believed to have ordered the executions of three [[Britons]] and a [[New Zealander]], kidnapped in [[1998]], and was reported to have boasted that he had personally killed 170 people {{fact}}. He was killed in battle in his hometown of [[Alkhan-Kala]] near [[Grozny]]{{fact}}. He was the uncle of [[Movsar Barayev]], who was a key figure in the [[Moscow theater hostage crisis]]. |
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==Life== |
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He was the uncle of [[Movsar Barayev]], who was a key figure in the [[Moscow theater hostage crisis]]. |
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Baraev and his associates were known for brutal killings and kidnappings, as well as possibly two attempts to assassinate [[Aslan Maskhadov]].<ref name="Littell"/> They were commonly accused of shooting dead six [[International Committee of the Red Cross]] nurses in [[1996]] and decapitating four Granger Telecom engineers in 1998. They made numerous video and photographic materials of their executions. These materials fed [[FSB (Russia)|FSB]] propaganda efforts at beginning of [[Second Chechen War]].<ref name="Littell">[http://www.psan.org/document551.html The Security Organs of the Russian Federation. A Brief History 1991-2004] by [[Jonathan Littell]], Psan Publishing House 2006. </ref> It was claimed that the FSB outbid the employers of kidnapped Briton engineers to get them decapitated by Barayev and his gang rather than be released.<ref name="Littell"/> |
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It was claimed that Barayev betrayed [[Ruslan Gelaev]] and his rebels to Russian military forces in 2000 <ref name="Littell"/>. Barayev freely lived in [[Alkhan-Kala]] and passed through Russian military checkpoints without any problems. In May 2000, [[GRU]] serviceman leaked papers about Barayev's affiliation with FSB to a Chechen journalist <ref name="Littell"/>. |
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Chechen surgeon [[Khassan Baiev]] described Arbi Barayev as "a born killer, and his men were desperados with blood vendettas proclaimed against them for murder. They joined Barayev for protection against the avengers in an endless cycle of violence... He owned a stable of expensive foreign cars, had several wives, and moved around with an escort of twenty to thirty guards. Everyone assumed that he was in the pay of Russian intelligence" <ref name="Baiev"> Khassan Baiev, Ruth Daniloff. ''The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire.'' Walker & Company. 2004. ISBN 0-802-71404-8. </ref> |
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Relatives of Arbi Barayev publicly denounced him for his crimes. "The family announced in the courtyard of the mosque that if anyone killed him, they would relinquish all claims. The would be no blood revenge" (meaning no [[vendetta]] according to the rules of [[adat]]). <ref name="Baiev"/> |
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==Death== |
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After a suspicious death of FSB chief [[Vice-Admiral]] [[German Ugryumov]], who allegedly provided cover (''krysha'') for Barayev, [[GRU]] decided to get rid of him. In a well-prepared operation, Chechen GRU agents made arrest of Barayev after storming an FSB base where he run for cover and killing an FSB agent in the process.<ref name="Littell"/> Reportedly, Baraev died at the [[Khankala military base]] after long torture.<ref name="Littell"/> |
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==Notes== |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 00:47, 10 June 2007
Arbi Barayev [Alternate spellings Arabi and Baraev] (born 1973, died July 2001), also known as "The Terminator", was a Chechen warlord and renegade leader of Special Purpose Islamic Regiment, a militant Chechen rebel group.
Barayev is believed to have ordered the executions of three Britons and a New Zealander, kidnapped in 1998, and was reported to have boasted that he had personally killed 170 people [citation needed]. He was killed in battle in his hometown of Alkhan-Kala near Grozny[citation needed]. He was the uncle of Movsar Barayev, who was a key figure in the Moscow theater hostage crisis.
Life
Baraev and his associates were known for brutal killings and kidnappings, as well as possibly two attempts to assassinate Aslan Maskhadov.[1] They were commonly accused of shooting dead six International Committee of the Red Cross nurses in 1996 and decapitating four Granger Telecom engineers in 1998. They made numerous video and photographic materials of their executions. These materials fed FSB propaganda efforts at beginning of Second Chechen War.[1] It was claimed that the FSB outbid the employers of kidnapped Briton engineers to get them decapitated by Barayev and his gang rather than be released.[1]
It was claimed that Barayev betrayed Ruslan Gelaev and his rebels to Russian military forces in 2000 [1]. Barayev freely lived in Alkhan-Kala and passed through Russian military checkpoints without any problems. In May 2000, GRU serviceman leaked papers about Barayev's affiliation with FSB to a Chechen journalist [1].
Chechen surgeon Khassan Baiev described Arbi Barayev as "a born killer, and his men were desperados with blood vendettas proclaimed against them for murder. They joined Barayev for protection against the avengers in an endless cycle of violence... He owned a stable of expensive foreign cars, had several wives, and moved around with an escort of twenty to thirty guards. Everyone assumed that he was in the pay of Russian intelligence" [2]
Relatives of Arbi Barayev publicly denounced him for his crimes. "The family announced in the courtyard of the mosque that if anyone killed him, they would relinquish all claims. The would be no blood revenge" (meaning no vendetta according to the rules of adat). [2]
Death
After a suspicious death of FSB chief Vice-Admiral German Ugryumov, who allegedly provided cover (krysha) for Barayev, GRU decided to get rid of him. In a well-prepared operation, Chechen GRU agents made arrest of Barayev after storming an FSB base where he run for cover and killing an FSB agent in the process.[1] Reportedly, Baraev died at the Khankala military base after long torture.[1]
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