Former Islamist militant group active in the republic of Dagestan, Russia (2002-07)
Vilayat Dagestan Вилайят Дагестан
Leaders
Rasul Makasharipov (Emir Rasul)† Rappani Khalilov (Rabbani)† Ilgas Malachiyev (Emir Abdul Madzhid) † Omar Sheikhulayev (Emir Muaz) † Umalat Magomedov (Emir Al Bara)† Magomed Vagabov (Emir Seyfullah)† Israpil Velijanov (Emir Hassan)† Ibragimkhalil Daudov (Emir Salikh)† Rustam Asildarov (Emir Abu Muhammad) † Said Kharakansky †
Dates of operation
2002 – 7 October 2007 (As Shariat Jamaat) 7 October 2007 – 7 February 2017 (As Vilayat Dagestan)
Active regions
Russian North Caucasus (Dagestan)
Part of
Caucasian Front (2004–2007)
Caucasus Emirate (2007–2016)
Allies
Vilayat Galgayche United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay Vilayat Nokhchicho
Opponents
Russian Federation Azerbaijan United States of America
Battles and wars
the Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Preceded by Jannet (2002–2004)
Vilayat Dagestan (lit.'Province of Dagestan'; Russian: Вилайят Дагестан, romanized: Vilayyat Dagestan), formerly known as Shariat Jamaat, was an Islamist Jihadist group based in the Russian republic of Dagestan and is part of the Caucasus Emirate.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The group is closely associated with the separatist conflicts in the nearby Russian republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia, and was created during the Second Chechen War in favor of Dagestan's independence as an Islamic state.
The Jamaat Shariat claims to be "legitimate authority of Dagestan" with the aim of establishing a "fair society" based on sharia law. To achieve this end, the Jamaat considers it legitimate to target police and security officials and some civilians such as the government-loyalist Muslim clergy and clerics of the Russian Orthodox Church,[7] and has been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Russian security and military personnel, officials, and civilians.
The Jamaat says that peace talks with Russia are hypothetically possible, but only when Russia withdraws its troops from the region and provides security guarantees. Otherwise, the group claims, it is prepared for a long-term guerrilla war of attrition that may be broadened to encompass the whole of the Russian Federation, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.[7] As of 2010, the ongoing violence has plunged the multiethnic and corruption- and poverty-plagued republic into near civil war.[8]
^"Boston investigators turn focus to suspect's 2012 trip to Dagestan". The Guardian. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^"Investigators explore possible link between Boston bombing suspect and extremist group". Fox News. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^"Dagestani jihadist group issues statement on Boston bombings". longwarjournal.org. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^"North Caucasus rebels deny link to Boston attack: website". Daily Star. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^"Russia says bomber was teenage 'Black Widow'". mg.co.za. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^"North Caucasus rebels deny link to Boston attack". Jakarta Globe. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
^ abCite error: The named reference fighters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Anarchy in Dagestan: Islamists Gain Upper Hand in Russian Republic". Der Spiegel. 30 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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