New US Terrorism Designations

The US State Department has designated Aslan Byutukaev and Ayrat Vakhitov as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Byutukaev is said to be the leader of ISIL-Caucasus Province’s Chechen division, a designated entity, prior to which he was allegedly responsible for directing numerous deadly suicide bombing operations as a prominent leader of terrorist group the Caucasus Emirate. Vakhitov is said to be a terrorist fighter from Russia, associated with designated group Jaysh al-Muhajirin Wal Ansar. The State Department’s press release is here.