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Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade
Islamist militant organization in southwestern Russia from 1998 to 2002 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade | |
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Исламская международная миротворческая бригада | |
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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] |
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Battles and wars | Chechen–Russian conflict |
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