Ibn al‑Khattab

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Ibn al-Khattab was a Saudi-born Islamist militant commander known for leading foreign mujahideen in the First and Second Chechen Wars against Russian forces.

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instanceOf Islamist militant
Saudi national
foreign fighter
jihadist
military commander
alliance Chechen separatist forces NERFINISHED
allyOf Aslan Maskhadov NERFINISHED
Shamil Basayev NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Emir Khattab NERFINISHED
Khattab NERFINISHED
associatedWith Arab mujahideen in Chechnya
Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus
birthDate 1969-04-14
birthPlace Arar, Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath poisoning
citizenship Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
conflict First Chechen War NERFINISHED
Second Chechen War NERFINISHED
War in Afghanistan (1980s) NERFINISHED
deathDate 2002-03-20
deathPlace Chechnya NERFINISHED
fullName Samir Saleh Abdullah Al-Suwailem NERFINISHED
gender male
ideology Salafi jihadism NERFINISHED
killedBy Russian security services NERFINISHED
language Arabic
Russian
listedAs terrorist by Russia
terrorist by the United States
methodOfAssassination poisoned letter
militaryRankOrTitle Emir
notableFor leading foreign mujahideen in Chechnya
participation in the First Chechen War
participation in the Second Chechen War
notableOperation attacks on Russian military convoys in Chechnya
raid on Dagestan in 1999
opponent Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Russian Federation NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Chechnya NERFINISHED
North Caucasus NERFINISHED
religion Islam
role commander of foreign mujahideen in Chechnya
timePeriodOfActivity 1990s
early 2000s
trainedIn Afghanistan NERFINISHED

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