Nuradin Rustamov

Abu Nuradin Rustamov was one of the leading figures of the ISIS terrorist organization. He was wanted by the Turkish government on terrorism charges. He was a former member of the Georgian army.

 Biography 
Rustamov is a Georgian citizen and has particularly close ties to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In the summer of 2018, Rustamov illegally entered Türkiye using a forged passport. Since then, he has settled in Istanbul and continues to cooperate with local ISIS groups In November 2018, Abu Nuradin Rustamov was arrested during a special operation organized by the General Directorate of Security,(Turkey)
Interpol, and the Georgian government. He was held in custody in Georgia and later released.

2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated the arrest in Georgia of one of the ISIS terrorists, Nuradin Rustamov.

References

Category:People from Georgia
Category:1999 births
Category:Islamists from Georgia (country)
Category:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant members