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Dmitry Nefedov

Independent analyst and researcher

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August 19, 2015
Islamic State Eyes Russian Caucasus

According to a new report issued by the Egyptian House of Fatwa, the country’s leading Islamic authority, the Islamic State (IS) group is looking at the Caucasus, Central Asia and Indonesia as new territories for recruitment…

March 7, 2014
Does Crimea Need OSCE Team?

Having encountered organized resistance in Novorussia and, especially, in Crimea, Western sponsors of Ukrainian Nazi-putschists never stop efforts to influence the events indirectly. They set great store by the mission of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) military observers visiting the Autonomous Republic of Crimea… Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized moves by the OSCE and NATO, which have suspended some joint undertakings with Russia, saying their actions «are not helping to create an atmosphere of dialogue and constructive cooperation». No doubt his statement will be followed by measures to prevent provocations staged in Crimea under the cover of OSCE or the United Nations. The bloody traces left by the West using the cover of international organizations in the Balkans and the Caucasus are still vivid in memory.

April 30, 2013
Boston Echoes in Finland

What happened in Boston is still rather opaque, but new facts are being revealed… Somehow, the fact of Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s alleged involvement in a secret operation launched by the Central Intelligence Agency is undeservedly left out of focus… The terrorist information network has branches in Western Europe, including Finland. There is information testifying to the fact that Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received instructions from the Kavkaz Center listed by the United Nations Security Council as a mouthpiece of "Emarat Kavkaz", a terrorist organization led by Doku Umarov…

April 25, 2013
Russian Caucasus in Focus of US «Terror Fighters»

As the first agitation caused by Boston marathon event is coming down, the question of what really happened is coming to the fore. Internet users were attentive enough to pay attention to the fact that some pictures were clearly a part of staged show. But these voices are barely heard as yet. Looks like a consensus is reached on making precise what the occurrence was. The definition is imposed on the world. Some recall the euphemism of anti-terror coalition…