The political situation in Syria has not affected the militants of the North Caucasus, it was stated by Andrey Przhezdomsky, an Advisor of the chairman of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee (NCTC) of Russia, RIA Novosti reports.
The crisis in Syria affects the region itself.
Financing of militants in the North Caucasus is realized via threats and raids on business. Some funds come from abroad, but they are irrelevant.
Doku Umarov, militant leader of the North Caucasus, has little influence on terrorists in the region, despite being one of their main ideologists, the NCTC says.
Przhezdomsky is unsure where Umarov is hiding. Special services are doing their best to find him.
