Aslan Dukuzov
Nickname(s)Saif Islam
Born1973
Urus-Martan, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union
Died15 April 2002(2002-04-15) (aged 28–29)
Tangi-Chu, Chechnya
AllegianceChechen Republic of Ichkeria
Service/branchChechen National Guard
RankAmir
Commands held Urus-Martan Jamaat
Battles/warsFirst Chechen War
Second Chechen War

Aslan Dukuzov (Russian: Аслан Дукузов; 1973 — 15 April 2002) was a commander of the Urus-Martanovsky District and a professional demolition officer of Russian military armoured vehicles during the Second Chechen War. Aslan was of the Gendargnoy teip and Sokhti-Nek'e (Branch of a teip).

Biography

Aslan Dukuzov was born in the town of Urus-Martan. He was a close friend of Ramzan Akhmadov and participated with him in the fighting against the Russian army during the First Chechen war.[1]

During the Second Chechen war, Dukuzov was one of the most influential commanders of the Chechen armed forces and had 40 rebel groups under his command.[2]

Dukuzov was involved in numerous explosions of military armored vehicles and shootings of servicemen.[3] He has been called the most daring and brutal raider against Russian troops. Dukuzov also killed Chechens who cooperated with the Russian authorities. He is said to have instilled fear in the entire Urus-Martanovsky District.[1]

On 15 April 2002, an special forces unit moved to intercept Dukuzov's group returning from a mountain base, which had been spotted by military intelligence near the village of Tangi-Chu. The special forces attempted to surround the militants on the western outskirts of the village, between the school and the cemetery. When the militants noticed shadows on the school walls, they opened fire. Two special forces and two militants, including Dukuzov himself, were killed in the firefight.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Урус-мартановские ваххабиты потеряли вожака". kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2002-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ↑ "Зачистка совести". kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2002-04-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. 1 2 Рощин. В. Г. Валерий Рощин: Масштабная операция. — Москва: Эксмо-Пресс, 2005. — С. 21. — 352 с. — ISBN 5-699-13589-8.
  4. ↑ Север. А. ФСБ. — Москва: Яуза, 2010. — С. 281. — 574 с. — ISBN 569-939247-5.
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