Message from the Chechen President

Chechen President's address to the people

The Kavkaz Center news agency received a video of a short address of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's President Dokku Umarov to the Chechen people.

The President reminded of a recent martyrdom (Shahideen, insha Allah) of the two Chechen leaders, the President Abdul Halim Sadulaev and the Vice-President Amir Abdullah Shamil Abu Idris (Shamil Basaev), and said he will continue the Holy Jihad in the way of Allah till its final victory. He said to be sure that Almighty Allah gives the victory in Jihad.

As far as the Holy War is concerned, the Chechen Mujahideen have no problems with new recruits. The only problem is lacking weapons to arm them immediately. But this problem is being solved. "Time is working for us", the President said.

The President condemned the double-standard policy of so called Western democracies that stay blind on the Russian-led genocide, atrocities and bloody murders of Chechen civilians in order to keep their energy supplies intact. This shows the real face of the western democratic system, President stressed. He said that the Chechen Mujahideen never hoped on the support of the West but always on Allah only, beginning the Jihad.

The President thanked the Muslims in other countries who help and support the Chechen Mujahideen and expressed solidarity with the Muslim brothers.

At the end of his speech the President called for unity of Chechens abroad to abandon their personal ambitions and to work out a common strategy in foreign policy corresponding to the internal situation in Chechnya and the Islamic ideology the the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.