Moscow ( CNN ) -- Russian security forces have killed an al Qaeda emissary who fought alongside Chechen rebels , officials said Wednesday . Doger Sevdet , also known as Abdulla Kurd , was killed in Russia 's northern Caucasus region , according to a statement from the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee . Russia says that Sevdet had fought with Chechen rebels in one of several al Qaeda units that were led by Arab field commanders Ibn ul-Khattab , Abu al-Walid and Abu Hafs -- all of whom are now dead as well . Sevdet , a Turkish citizen by birth , moved to the restive Russian region in 1991 after living in neighboring Georgia , the statement said . He later became al Qaeda 's point man in the Northern Caucasus , officials say , assuming control of international money transactions for the regional group soon after Yusef Muhammed al Emirat , a native of Saudi Arabia , was killed by Russian security forces in a sting operation last month in the mountainous district of south Chechnya . The current round of the Russia-Chechnya conflict dates back nearly 20 years , with Chechens having laid claim to land in the Caucasus Mountains region . Thousands have been killed and 500,000 Chechen people have been displaced by the fighting . Chechnya is located in the North Caucasus region of Russia between the Black and Caspian seas .
Russian security forces kill al Qaeda emissary . Doger Sevdet fought alongside Chechen rebels . Chechnya is located in the North Caucasus region of Russia .