Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade

Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade
Исламская международная миротворческая бригада
LeadersShamil Basayev
Ibn al-Khattab
Arbi Barayev
Ramzan Akhmadov
Dates of operation1998–2002
HeadquartersGrozny, Chechnya
Active regionsChechnya
Dagestan
IdeologyIslamic fundamentalism
Separatism
Size1,000–3,000[1]
Part of Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan
Allies Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
Opponents Russia
Battles and warsChechen–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]

  1. ^ Chechnya, Wahhabism and the Invasion of Dagestan Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)".
  3. ^ "Iraq Terrorist List" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "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.