Islamic International Brigade
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The Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (also known as The Islamic International Brigade, the Islamic Peacekeeping Army, IIPB) was the name of an international unit of Islamist mujahideen
founded in 1998.
The unit was composed of between 400 to 1,500 militants, most of them Dagestan
is (mainly Avars
and Darginians), as well as Chechens, Arabs, Turks
and other foreign fighters.
Its Emirs (leaders) were the Arab Mujahid 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 Russia
n 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).
Mujahideen
Mujahideen are Muslims who struggle in the path of God. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad .Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin, mujahedeen, mudžahedin, mudžahidin, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn and more.-Origin of the concept:The beginnings of Jihad are traced...
founded in 1998.
The unit was composed of between 400 to 1,500 militants, most of them Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
is (mainly Avars
Caucasian Avars
Avars or Caucasian Avars are a modern people of Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan, in which they are the predominant group. The Caucasian Avar language belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family ....
and Darginians), as well as Chechens, Arabs, Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
and other foreign fighters.
Its Emirs (leaders) were the Arab Mujahid Ibn Al-Khattab
Ibn al-Khattab
Samir Saleh Abdullah Al-Suwailem , more commonly known as Emir Khattab meaning Commander Khattab, or Leader Khattab, and also known as Habib Abdul Rahman, was a Muslim guerilla fighter and financier working with Chechen Mujahideen in the First Chechen War...
and Chechen
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...
Shamil Basayev
Shamil Basayev
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was a Chechen militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen rebel movement.Starting as a field commander in the Transcaucasus, Basayev led guerrilla campaigns against the Russian troops for years, as well as launching mass-hostage takings of civilians, with his goal...
, and was active in the War in Dagestan where many of its members were killed or captured by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n forces. Most of its remaining members fought in the Second Chechen War
Second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting 26 August 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade ....
, in which its former leaders died (Khattab in March 2002 and Basayev in July 2006).