Chechen mujahideen in Syria

Chechen mujahideen in Syria
Russian: Чеченские моджахеды в Сирии Arabic: المجاهدون الشيشان في سوريا
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Dates of operation	since 2011
Allegiance	Tahrir al-Sham ISIS
Ideology	Islamism Jihadism Anti-Assadism
Size	200-500
Opponents	Syria  Russia
Battles and wars	Second Chechen War Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017)

Chechen mujahideen in Syria (Russian: Чеченские моджахеды в Сирии; Arabic: المجاهدون الشيشان في سوريا; Chechen: Noxçiyn mudƶahidaş Şemaẋ) are ethnic Chechen members of Sunni Islamist armed groups. They are organized into military factions, and take part in the civil war in Syria to fight against the government of Bashar al-Assad on the side of the Syrian opposition and Tahrir al-Sham, also on the side of the Islamic State.