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Eulogy Video Of Chechen Commander Killed By Sniper Released

(Takva)
A 9-minute video eulogizing commander Ramazan Saluyev, who had been killed by a Russian sniper in October 2007, was released on the Internet by the Chechen Jihadi media outlet, Takva. The video included statements by several Chechen militants mourning Saluyev, as well as excerpts from an old statement by al Qaeda leader Abu Yehya al-Libi, where he talked about what awaits martyrs in heaven.
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