Militant Islamist organization primarily active in the North Caucasus
Imam Shamil Battalion
Logo of the group
Leaders
Sirozhiddin Mukhtarov (POW)[1]
Dates of operation
April 2017 – present
Headquarters
North Caucasus, Russia
Active regions
North Caucasus, Russia
Ideology
Salafist jihadism
Wahhabism[2]
Size
100 (according to the (CFR)[3]
Part of
al-Qaeda
Allies
Tahrir al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party
Opponents
State opponents
Russia
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
South Ossetia
Abkhazia
Artsakh (until 2023)
Non state opponents
ISIS - Caucasus Province
Battles and wars
2017 Saint Petersburg metro bombing, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
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.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
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^Ariel, Ben (26 April 2017). "Al-Qaeda-linked group claims St. Petersburg attack". Israel National News. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^"Imam Shamil Battalion claims Russia metro bombing". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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Sirozhiddin Mukhtarov (POW)[1]
al-Qaeda
Tahrir al-Sham
Turkistan Islamic Party
