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- 1 2 Freeze, Colin (October 16, 2004). "Canadians' ties with Chechen insurgents probed". The Globe and Mail .
- ↑ Ecko (August 29, 2001). "Azeri officials confirm Usamah bin Ladin has links in Baku, Azeri paper says". Afghanistan News Center. BBC Monitoring Service . Retrieved August 2, 2015.
The Azerbaijani tracks' of Usamah bin Ladin are already being confirmed in Baku, too
- ↑ Zahidov, Altay (June 19, 2008). "The Azerbaijani Experience in Combating Terrorism". Azeri Human Rights. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ Waller, Douglas (December 21, 1998). "Inside the Hunt for Osama". TIME . Washington, D.C. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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| 2007 Baku plot | |
| Grey Wolves | |
| Alleged al-Jihad members | |
| Detained at Guantanamo Bay | |
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