KHANKALA. Sept 24 (Interfax-AVN) - Internationally wanted Arab terrorist Abu al-Valid has been killed, said Major General Ilya Shabalkin, a representative of the regional operative headquarters directing the anti-guerilla operation in the North Caucasus.
"During a special operation, the federal troops killed Abu al-Valid, an Arab mercenary and functionary of the international terrorist organizations Muslim Brothers and al-Qaeda, in mid April 2004.Operative information collected by the special services and information from other sources indicates that he has been replaced with a different Arab mercenary, Abu Khavs," Shabalkin said.