Ex-Tajikistan Police Chief Threatens “American Pigs”
The United States Special Forces trained Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov, as did Russia’s Spetsnaz… now he has defected to ISIS and is threatening to kill both Russians and Americans. This is a highly trained operative, not part of Obama’s “JV” team.
Former head of the OMON elite police force in Tajikistan- Colonel Khalimov
The Colonel was the commander of Tajikistan’s elite police force commandos known as OMON. He disappeared in April, but suddenly resurfaced on Wednesday in a video posted online, and stated that he joined ISIS. He vowed to bring jihad to Russia and the United States.
Khalimov told his wife that he was ‘going away’ in April. Tajik police searched for him, but were unable to locate him. Rumors of him being arrested in Turkey turned out to be false.
The mystery of missing Tajik police commander deepens – did he try to join Islamic State? http://t.co/Cr9FaFzIqK pic.twitter.com/occ4C1Pvxj
— RFE/RL (@RFERL) May 20, 2015
When he did surface, the result was a high value propaganda tool for ISIS. His rhetoric was the usual threats. It’s the concern about the man behind those threats that has officials on edge- and worries about the units who also may have ISIS sympathies. The OMON police will be issuing a statement condemning Khalimov.
Some of his statements
To the leaders of Tajikistan: “Listen, you dogs, the president and ministers, if only you knew how many boys, our brothers, are here, waiting and yearning to return to Tajikistan to re-establish sharia law there…”
To the U.S.: “Listen, you American pigs, I’ve been three times to America, and I saw how you train fighters to kill Muslims. God willing, I will come with this weapon to your cities, your homes, and we will kill you…”
To Tajiks working in Russia, “You have become the slaves of infidels.”
#ObamaBargain Tajikistan’s US-Trained Commander Of Its Elite Special Police Force Defects To ISIS http://t.co/uTqmF62cSg — Tory Boston (@concreteczar) May 28, 2015
Commander of #Tajikistan‘s elite special police force has defected to join #IslamicState http://t.co/NNkvkowybU via @MoscowTimes — Andrew Foxall (@DrewFoxall) May 29, 2015
This is NOT JV! US-trained Commander of Tajikistan’s Elite Police force has defected 2 #ISIS http://t.co/QWYd6txA1o pic.twitter.com/9hFjQVwVeW
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) May 29, 2015
The U.S.-trained commander of Tajikistan’s elite police force has defected to #ISIS, He disappeared in late April. pic.twitter.com/ozDeUHkOKw — Israel News Flash (@ILNewsFlash) May 28, 2015
Leader of Tajikistan’s Special Police forces confirmed joining Islamic State in a video pic.twitter.com/OLBo079Or8 pic.twitter.com/Lv4RWV6PXU — Maghrebi Witness (@MaghrebiFeynman) May 28, 2015
The video – note: the background “music” is obnoxious in this but it is interesting to watch. He has appeared in this video speaking Russian. The beard is new, according to reports.
