On October 31 , 2007 , the Islamic nationalists news agency Chechen-press reported that the President of Ichkeria Doka Umarov had proclaimed an Emirate in the Caucasus and declared himself its Emir , thereby abolishing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and its presidency . On October 31 , 2007 , the separatist news agency Chechenpress reported that the President of Ichkeria Dokka Umarov had proclaimed an Emirate in the Caucasus and declared himself its Emir , thereby abolishing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and its presidency .