ISIS: a Threat to the Greater Caucasus

... 2010, Doku Umarov broke with some warlords of Chechnya). However, these splits took place inside the region and occurred without interference from powerful external forces (even remotely matching the Islamic State). www.bustle.com Ekaterina Stepanova: North Caucasus — a Wall Against or a Bridge for IS? Traces of the Islamic State in Georgia and in Azerbaijan Georgia faces a certain degree of influence from the Islamic State as well. So, Abu Omar al-Shishani aka Abu Omar the Chechen, as he is often referred to in the Russian media, is very close to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. His real name is Tarkhan ...