Rizvan Chitigov
| Nickname(s) | Amerikanets, Marine |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1964 Shali, Chechnya |
| Died | 23 March 2005 (aged 40) Shali, Chechnya |
| Allegiance |  Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
|
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
Rizvan Chitigov (Amerikanets, Marine, 22 April 1964 – 23 March 2005) was a prominent Chechen rebel field commander in Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic (Russia) until his death on 23 March 2005.[1][2]
In the early 1990s, Chitigov lived the United States. Upon his return to Chechnya, he oversaw military intelligence in the Chechen separatist government of Aslan Maskhadov. The Russian FSB suspected that Chitigov had been maintaining ties with foreign intelligence services and was himself a CIA agent.[3]
Chitigov was killed on 23 March 2005 in Chechnya in the Shali district center. According to the Russian state agency RIA Novosti, Chitigov previously served in the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus and was "planning to use chemical and bacteriological weapons against federal forces".[2]
References[]
- ^ Chechen resistance crackdown succeeds again
- ^ a b Novosti, Ria. "WARLORD KILLED IN CHECHNYA WAS EX-U.S. MARINE". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ SEVERAL MAJOR REBEL COMMANDERS REPORTEDLY KILLED[dead link]
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