Imam Shamil Battalion | |
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Leaders | ![]() |
Dates of operation | April 2017 – present |
Headquarters | North Caucasus, Russia |
Active regions | North Caucasus, Russia |
Ideology | |
Size | 100 (according to the (CFR)[3] |
Part of | ![]() |
Allies | ![]() ![]() |
Opponents | State opponents
Non state opponents |
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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