(1974-10-22)22 October 1974 Achkhoy-Martan, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
20 January 2021(2021-01-20) (aged 46) Katyr-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia
Nickname(s)
Emir Khamzat Abubakar
Military service
Allegiance
Caucasus Emirate (former)[1] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles/wars
Insurgency in the North Caucasus Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukayev (Chechen: Аслан Бютукаев), also known as Emir Khamzat and Abubakar (22 October 1974 – 20 January 2021), was a Chechen field commander in the Islamic State (IS) Wilayah al-Qawqaz, the commander of the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs and a close associate of the deceased Caucasus Emirate leader Dokka Umarov.[2] Byutukayev was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States on 13 July 2016.[3] He was killed by Russian special operatives in January 2021.
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^Mairbek Vatchagaev (24 May 2012). "Videotaped Chechen Rebels' Meeting Indicates Their Numbers Are Underestimated". Jamestown Foundation.
^U.S. Department of State. "Designated ISIS Branches and Individuals". Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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