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   Shamil Basayev

   1965 - 2006 Male
   

   Politician, Militant, Guerrilla

   
   

   Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was a Chechen militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen rebel movement. Starting as a field commander in the Transcaucasus, Basayev led guerrilla campaigns against Russian forces for years, as well as launching mass-hostage takings of civilians, with his goal being the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from Chechnya. Beginning in 2003, Basayev used the nom de guerre and title of Emir Abdallah Shamil Abu-Idris.… read more