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 mujahideen organization,[5][6][7] founded in 1998. IIPB was designated a terrorist entity by the United States in February 2003.[4]

Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade
Исламская международная миротворческая бригада
LeadersShamil Basayev †
Ibn al-Khattab †
Dates of operation1998–2002
HeadquartersGrozny, Chechnya
Active regions
IdeologyIslamic fundamentalism,
Separatism
Size1,000–3,000[1]
Part ofCongress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan
AlliesSpecial Purpose Islamic Regiment
Opponents Russia
Battles and warsChechen–Russian conflict
Designated as a terrorist group by Bahrain[2]
 Iraq[3]
 United States[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][8]

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. They gained notoriety during their involvement in the Tukhchar massacre where they executed six Russian POWs on tape who 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
  1. Chechnya, Wahhabism and the Invasion of Dagestan Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)".
  3. https://moj.gov.iq/upload/pdf/4580.pdf
  4. "Chapter 2 – Country Reports: Europe and Eurasia Overview". 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB)". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. "Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB)". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. "The Background of Chechen Independence Movement V: The Dagestan Provocation". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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