Aslan Byutukayev

Aslan Byutukayev
Aslan Byutukayev
Commander of Vilayat Nokhchicho (Chechnya)
Commander of Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
Personal details
Born	22 October 1974; Achkhoy-Martan, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	20 January 2021 (aged 46); Katyr-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia
Nickname(s)	Emir Khamzat; Abubakar
Military service
Allegiance	Caucasus Emirate (former); 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.