The Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (russian: Исламская международная миротворческая бригада;
abbreviated IIPB), also known as the Islamic International Brigade, the Islamic Peacekeeping Army, was the name of an international
Islamist mujahideen
''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ...
organization, founded in 1998. IIPB was designated a
terrorist entity by the United States in February 2003.
History
The unit was composed of between 400 and 1,500 militants, most of them
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...
is (mainly
Avars and
Darginians
Dargins or Dargwa (, ''darganti'') are a Northeast Caucasian native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus, and who make up the second largest ethnic group in the North Caucasian republic of Dagestan. They speak the Dargwa language. The ...
), as well as
Chechens,
Arabs,
Turks,
Azeris and other foreign fighters.
Its
Emirs (leaders) were the Arab
Mujahid
''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ...
Ibn Al-Khattab and
Chechen Shamil Basayev, and was active in the
War in Dagestan where many of its members were killed or captured by Russian forces. Most of its remaining members fought in the
Second Chechen War, in which its former leaders died (Khattab in March 2002 and Basayev in July 2006)
References
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Islamic organizations established in 1998