MAKHACHKALA. Nov 27 (Interfax-AVN) - A Chechen separatist leader, Arab mercenary Abu Khavs has been killed in Dagestan, Mikhail Merkurov, deputy head of the Federal Security Service's Dagestan Department, told Interfax.
"Arab mercenary Abu Khavs has been eliminated in a sweep operation in Khasavyurt. Not a single major terror attack has been planned or carried out in Chechnya without his participation," Merkurov said.
Abu Khavs crossed into Dagestan from Chechnya. "His appearance in Dagestan could indicate the terrorists' plans to intensify operations," he said.