Imam Shamil Battalion
The Imam Shamil Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة الإمام شامل, romanized: Katiba Al Imam Shamil, Russian: батальон имама Шамиля) is a militant Islamist organization in Russia. It is a North Caucasus affiliate of Al-Qaeda.
| Imam Shamil Battalion | |
|---|---|
Logo of the group | |
| Leaders | Sirozhiddin Mukhtarov (POW) |
| Dates of operation | April 2017 – present |
| Headquarters | North Caucasus, Russia |
| Active regions | North Caucasus, Russia |
| Ideology |
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| Size | 100 (according to the (CFR) |
| Part of | al-Qaeda |
| Allies | Tahrir al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party |
| Opponents | State opponents
Non state opponents |
| Battles and wars | 2017 Saint Petersburg metro bombing, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus |
The name of the group is in reference to Imam Shamil, a Muslim leader from Dagestan that fought an invasion by the Russian Empire during the Caucasian War, and was the third Imam of Caucasian Imamate.
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