Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade

The Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (Russian: Исламская международная миротворческая бригада; abbreviated IIPB), also known as the Islamic International Brigade, the Islamic Peacekeeping Army, was the name of an international Islamist terrorist mujahideen[3] organization,[4][5][6] founded in 1998.

Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade
Исламская международная миротворческая бригада
Participant in War of Dagestan
Active1998–2002
IdeologyIslamic fundamentalism
Separatism
LeadersIbn al-Khattab †
Shamil Basayev †
HeadquartersGrozny, Chechnya
Area of operations
Size1,000–3,000[1]
Part ofCongress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan
AlliesSpecial Purpose Islamic Regiment
Opponent(s) Russia
Battles and war(s)Chechen–Russian conflict
Designated as a terrorist organisation by
 Bahrain[2]

History

The unit was composed of between 400 and 1,500 militants, most of them Dagestanis (mainly Avars and Darginians), as well as Chechens, Arabs, Turks, Azeris and other foreign fighters.[1][7]

Its Emirs (leaders) were the Arab Mujahid Ibn Al-Khattab and Chechen Shamil Basayev, and was active in the War in Dagestan where many of its members were killed or captured by Russian forces. Most of its remaining members fought in the Second Chechen War, in which its former leaders died (Khattab in March 2002 and Basayev in July 2006)

References
  1. CHECHNYA, WAHHABISM AND THE INVASION OF DAGESTAN Archived 2011-03-09 at WebCite
  2. https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=12342&language=en-US
  3. "Chapter 2 -- Country Reports: Europe and Eurasia Overview". 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "Terrorist Organization Profiles - START - National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism". Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. "Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB)". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. "Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB)". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. "The Background of Chechen Independence Movement V: The Dagestan Provocation". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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