Aliaskhab KebekovAliaskhab Alibulatovich Kebekov (Russian: Алиасхаб Алибулатович Кебеков; 1 January 1972 – 19 April 2015), also known as Ali Abu Muhammad (Russian: Али Абу Мухаммад), was a North Caucasian militant Islamist in North Caucasus and the leader of the Caucasus Emirate following the death of inaugural leader Dokka Umarov. Following in the same religious tradition as Umarov, he adhered to the ideology of Salafism.
Islamic Djamaat of DagestanThe Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan, known in Russia as the Kadar zone (Russian: Кадарская зона), was an Islamist political entity in the Buynaksky District of Dagestan consisting of the fortified villages of Kadar, Karamakhi and Chabanmakhi. In the late 1990s, the Djamaat, heavily influenced by militant Wahhabism, declared independence and ejected Dagestani officials from the area.
Caucasus EmirateThe Caucasus Emirate (Chechen: Имарат Кавказ, ИК, romanized: Imarat Kavkaz, IK; Russian: Кавказский эмират, romanized: Kavkazskiy emirat), also known as the Caucasian Emirate, Emirate of Caucasus, or Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus, was a jihadist organisation active in rebel-held parts of Syria and previously in the North Caucasus region of Russia.
Islamic State – Caucasus ProvinceThe Islamic State – Caucasus Province(IS-CP) is a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State (IS), that is active in the North Caucasus region of Russia. IS announced the group's formation on 23 June 2015 and appointed Rustam Asildarov as its leader. Although it was defeated militarily as an organized force by 2017, some lone wolves still act on behalf of the Islamic State.
Dokka UmarovDoku Khamatovich Umarov (Chechen: Ӏумар Хьамади кӏант Докка, romanized: Jumar Ẋamadi khant Dokka, ; Russian: Доку Хаматович Умаров, Doku Khamatovich Umarov; 13 April 1964 – 7 September 2013), often known as Dokka Umarov, was a Chechen militant in the North Caucasus. Umarov was a major military figure in both wars in Chechnya during the 1990s and 2000s, before becoming the leader of the greater insurgency in the North Caucasus.
DagestanDagestan, officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Federal District.Ibragimkhalil DaudovIbragimkhalil Daudov (11 November 1960 – 14 February 2012), also known as Emir Salikh, was the leader of the militant Vilayat Dagestan in Dagestan after the death of Israpil Velijanov. BiographyIbragimkhalil reportedly joined Vilayat Dagestan in 2008. After serving time in Azerbaijan for possession of weapons, Daudov returned to his native village of Gubden, where he was placed under police surveillance.
Islamic StateSalafi jihadist militant organisation
Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiLeader of the Islamic State from 2013 to 2019Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri (28 July 1971 – 27 October 2019), commonly known by his nom de guerreAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader and former teacher who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who proclaimed himself caliph in 2014 and stayed in power until his suicide in an American operation in 2019.
Bay'ahBayʿah (Arabic: بَيْعَة, "Pledge of allegiance"), in Islamic terminology, is an oath of allegiance to a leader. It is known to have been practiced by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Buynaksky DistrictBuynaksky District (Russian: Буйнакский район, Kumyk: Шура якъ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 1,842.09 square kilometers (711.23 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Buynaksk (which is not administratively a part of the district).
1999 war in DagestanBelligerentsIslamic Djamaat of DagestanCPIDChechen militantsIIPBSPIRReligious PoliceRussiaArmed ForcesArmyNavyAir ForceVDVSpetsnaz GRUFSBMVDMilitsiyaInternal TroopsOMONSOBRDagestanDagestani police and local militiaCommanders and leadersShamil BasayevRamzan AkhmadovDokka UmarovMovladi UdugovIbn al-KhattabAbu Zarr ShishaniArbi BarayevMovsar SuleimanovAbdul-Malik Mezhidov Abdul-Vahhab Shishani Ismail RazakovKhunkar-Pasha IsrapilovShirvani BasaevAbu al-Walid Hakim al-Medani † Yaqub al-Ghamidi Abu Jafar al-YemeniRappani Khalilov Abdurrahman az-ZarkiMagomed TsagarayevRuslan Haihoroev†Huta Ahmadov† Garib ShishaniBaudi Bakuyev Umar Edilsultanov Isa UmarovAdallo AlievSirazhudin RamazanovBagaudin KebedovMagomed TagaevBoris YeltsinSergei StepashinVladimir PutinViktor KazantsevGennady TroshevAlexander BaranovAdilgerei MagomedtagirovMagomed OmarovMagomedali MagomedovSaid AmirovStrength Up to 1,500–2,000 fighters in early August,more than 10,000 militants by the end of September 17,000 soldiers,thousands of policemen and volunteersCasualties and losses Russian claim: 2,500 militants killed 275 servicemen killed,15 missing and 937 wounded (per Russia)Significant losses to local Dagestani police and militiasThe 1999 war in Dagestan, also known as the Dagestan incursions (Russian: Война в Дагестане), was an armed conflict that began when the Ichkerian-based Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB), an Islamist group led by Shamil Basayev, Ibn al-Khattab, Ramzan Akhmadov and Arbi Barayev, invaded the neighboring Russian republic of Dagestan on 7 August 1999.Shariat JamaatVilayat Dagestan (lit.'Province of Dagestan'; Russian: Вилайят Дагестан, romanized: Vilayyat Dagestan), formerly known as Shariat Jamaat (Russian: Джамаат шариат), was an IslamistJihadist group based in the Russian republic of Dagestan and is part of the Caucasus Emirate.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.