Editing Tscherim Soobzokov (section)

==War crimes==
The first documented evidence of Soobzokov's involvement in war crimes comes from reports made in 1943, after the Nazis had been driven from the North Caucasus. Soobzokov was implicated in the abduction and murder of Bachir Tlekhuch and Valeghei Skhazhok by Tlekhuch's father, and by one Soobzokov's colleagues in the Nazi Punitive Detachment.<ref name="SettlersRemorse" />{{rp|1040–1041}} Further testimony gathered in 1976 from surviving Nazi collaborators who had served with Soobzokov confirmed his participation in raids and executions in the [[aul]]s (villages) of Edepsukai-1, Edepsukai-2, and Dzhidzkhihabl.<ref name="SettlersRemorse" />{{rp|1042}} Even Soobzokov's own father-in-law (who had himself collaborated with the Nazis in the [[Vlasov army]]) and nephew had provided affidavits attesting to his activities.<ref name="NND" />{{rp|120}}<ref name="Albanese" />{{rp|149}}

Circassian immigrants who had known Soobzokov in Paterson claimed that he had bragged about serving in German punitive detachments and participating in executions.<ref name="wanted" />{{rp|65}}<ref name="SettlersRemorse" />{{rp|1042}} A number of Circassian immigrants who had ended up settling in Paterson had personally witnessed Soobzokov rounding up Jews as part of Nazi Punitive Detachments, or later in SS uniform as a military recruiter for the Nazis. Several said that Soobzokov had tried to intimidate them by bringing up his political connections.<ref name="wanted" />{{rp|54–57}}

Soobzokov had confidentially admitted to the CIA that he had indeed participated in an execution unit and hunted for Jews and Communists.<ref name="breitman" /> Witnesses said he actively participated in the rounding-up and mass executions of Jews and Communists.<ref name="WashTimes">{{Cite journal |date=2006-06-06 |title=CIA declassifies 27,000 Nazi files |url=http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060606-113344-6497r.htm |journal=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref><ref name="SettlersRemorse" />