Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade
| Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Исламская международная миротворческая бригада | |
 | |
| Leaders | Shamil Basayev Ibn al-Khattab Arbi Barayev Ramzan Akhmadov |
| Dates of operation | 1998–2002 |
| Headquarters | Grozny, Chechnya |
| Active regions | Chechnya Dagestan |
| Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism Separatism |
| Size | 1,000–3,000[1] |
| Part of |  Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan |
| Allies |  Special Purpose Islamic Regiment |
| Opponents |  Russia
|
| Battles and wars | Chechen–Russian conflict |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  Bahrain[2] Iraq[3] United States[4] |
The Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (Russian: Исламская международная миротворческая бригада; abbr. IIPB), also known as the Islamic International Brigade and the Islamic Peacekeeping Army, was the name of an international Islamist mujahideen organization[5][6] founded in 1998. IIPB was designated a terrorist entity by the United States in February 2003.[4]
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 and other foreign fighters.[1][7] Its Emirs were Ibn al-Khattab, Shamil Basayev who fought during the War in Dagestan. Many of the group's members were killed or captured by Russian forces. They gained notoriety during their involvement in the Tukhchar massacre where they executed six Russian POWs on tape, all of which were members of the Russian Interior Troops. 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
- ^ a b Chechnya, Wahhabism and the Invasion of Dagestan Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)".
- ^ "Iraq Terrorist List" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Chapter 2 – Country Reports: Europe and Eurasia Overview". 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB)". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Kullberg, Anssi (6 Oct 2003). "The Background of Chechen Independence Movement V: The Dagestan Provocation". The Eurasian Politician. Retrieved 22 September 2016.