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The Azerbaijani press is reporting that an Azerbaijani citizen, Azer Misirkhanov, was killed in a U.S. missile strike in Afghanistan.

Misirkhanov was said to be the commander of a paramilitary group in Afghanistan that was engaged in fighting U.S. and Afghan forces, and was also alleged to be a leader of a radical religious group in Azerbaijan. In addition, a trial of 31 of Misirkhanov's followers, accused of plotting a series of terrorist attacks, is scheduled to begin in Baku on December 17.

The U.S. Embassy in Baku does not have any evidence of a specific threat against Americans in Azerbaijan at this time. However, due to the high-profile nature of this news and the upcoming trial, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all Americans to monitor media reports, maintain a high level of vigilance, and to increase their security awareness, such as varying times and routes of routine travel."

Completely OFF THREAD TOPIC, but interesting.

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270217/posts

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Jun 11, 2009 21:37
“Report: Hizbullah terrorists caught in Baku with Iranian passports”
By YAAKOV KATZ

SNIPPET: “Two Hizbullah operatives arrested recently in Azerbaijan for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy were caught with Iranian passports and were working on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as well as al Qaida, Azeri news reports have revealed.

According to new details revealed this week, the two operatives - identified as Karaki Ali Mohammad and Najmaddin Ali Huseyn - were caught with Iranian passports that they used to enter Azerbaijan.”

2 posted on June 12, 2009 3:34:07 AM PDT by Cindy

Note: Photo included.

http://www.apa.az/photos/Azer%20Misirxanov.jpg

http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=112292

“Azerbaijani Azer Misirkhanov, aka Abdulla, accused of having links with international terrorist network killed - EXCLUSIVE”

[ 10 Dec 2009 17:11 ]

SNIPPET: “Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. Azer Misirkhanov, aka Abdulla, who is accused of setting up a radical religious group, having links with the international terrorist network and committing a number of grave crimes, has been killed, APA reports.

Azer Misirkhanov was reportedly killed during the operations carried out by the U.S. forces against the armed units in Afghanistan. One of the events on the occasion of the Gurban holiday in Afghanistan, which was also attended by Azer Misirkhanov, underwent bombing by the U.S. planes. A lot of people were killed and wounded in the bombing. Azer Misirkhanov was also killed. His family has already been informed about his death. His brother Abbas Misirkhanov told APA that Azer’s wife living in Turkey had informed them about his death.

“Azer’s brothers-in-arms told her about it. We do not know when and how he was killed. We only know that he was killed in Afghanistan,” he said.

Abbas Misirkhanov said his family members had been called to Sumgayit police office and interrogated in connection with Azer Misirkhanov’s death.”

SNIPPET: “The defendants – Emikishili Asif Tapdig, Mustafayev Rashid Valeh, Jafarov Faig Ahliman, Allahverdiyev Mahir Edif, Guliyev Firdovsi Jafar, Isayev Vusal Isa, Omarov Vasif Sameddin, Farajov Elmaddin Faraj, Mammadov Alkerim Asef, Nabiyev Rashad Farhad, Hasanov Tural Mahammad, Aliyev Jeyhun Ismayil, Alazov Ibadet Mahammad, Khalilov Amil Rza, Ilyasov Kamran Abdulhamid, Karimov Mehdi Alakbar, Druskar Elshan Davud, Mammadov Namig Gasim, Akhundov Teymur Salim, Ibrahimov Arif Namig, Janagayev Elchin Alimat, Farzaliyev Ramil Tofig, Movsumov Fuad Akbar, Mahmudov Rashad Mehman, Akbarov Zeynal Balakhan, Abdullayev Mahir Eyyar, Jami Emin Azizaga and Mustafayev Bakhtiyar Azizbala faced charges under articles 279.1 (creation of armed formations or groups, which are not provided by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic, and also participation in their creation and activity, supplying them by weapon, ammunition, explosives, military engineering or military equipment), 29, 214.2.1 (attempt to a terror attack committed on preliminary arrangement by group of persons, by organized group or criminal community), 214.2.3 (attempt to a terror attack committed with application of fire-arms or subjects used as a weapon), 228.2.1 (illegal purchase, transfer, selling, storage, transportation or carrying of fire-arms, accessories to it, supplies (except for the smooth-bore hunting weapon and ammunition to it), explosives on preliminary arrangement by group of persons), 229.2.1 (illegal manufacturing of fire-arms, supplies to it, ammunition, explosives, and also repair of fire-arms on preliminary arrangement by group of persons), 181.2.1 (burglary), 206.3.2 (smuggling of weapons by a group of persons), 234.1 (illegal purchase or storage without a purpose of selling of narcotics or psychotropic substances in a quantity (amount) exceeding necessary for personal consumption), 120 (deliberate murder), 206 (smuggling), 185 (illegal occupation of automobile or other vehicle without a purpose of plunder), 318 (illegal crossing border) and 126 (deliberately inflicting serious bodily harm) of the Criminal Code.”

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