Said Buryatsky
Said Buryatsky | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Alexandrovitch Tikhomirov |
| Born | 10 February 1982 Ulan-Ude, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 2 March 2010 (aged 28) Ekazhevo, Ingushetia, Russia |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
| Commands | Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs |
| Battles / wars | Insurgency in Ingushetia Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Said Buryatsky (10 February 1982 – 2 March 2010) was an Islamist militant leader in the North Caucasus. Buryatsky had been among the most-wanted men in Russia, and he was considered an ideologue leader of the Islamist terrorists in Chechnya and southern Russia. He was known in the region as a Russian counterpart of Osama bin Laden. Buryatsky had been identified in YouTube videos, wearing camouflage while preaching radical Islam with an assault rifle.