“According to the information received, as a result of the strike of the Russian Aerospace Forces on a militant camp in the province of Idlib on September 8, the leader of the illegal armed group “Katiba Tawhid Wal-Jihad” * Mukhtarov Sirozhiddin Ziyavutdinovich (call sign “Abu Saloh”) was liquidated,” said the deputy head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Major General Oleg Yegorov.
According to him, Mukhtarov is involved in organizing terrorist attacks on government forces and civilian infrastructure in Syria.
* "Katiba Tawhid wal-Jihad" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Moscow District Military Court of 06/05/2019.