Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs

Riyad-us Saliheen
Риядус-Салихийн
LeadersShamil Basayev †
Said Buryatsky †
Aslan Byutukayev †
Dates of operationOctober 1999 – August 2016
MotivesSeparatism
Active regionsRussia
Part of
Opponents Russian Federation
 Georgia
 Azerbaijan
 Armenia
Battles and warsSecond Chechen War
Beslan school siege
Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Designated as a terrorist group by Bahrain[1]
Preceded by
Riyadus Saliheen Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs

Riyad-us Saliheen (Russian: Риядус-Салихийн, also transliterated as Riyadus-Salikhin, Riyad us-Saliheyn or Riyad us-Salihiin) was the name of a small "martyr" (shahid) force of suicide attackers. Its original leader (amir) was the Chechen separatist commander Shamil Basayev. In February and March 2003, the group was designated by the United States and subsequently by the United Nations as a terrorist organization.[2] After several years of inactivity, Riyad-us Saliheen was reactivated by the Caucasus Emirate in 2009[3] under the command of Said Buryatsky;[4] following his death, Aslan Byutukayev became its new leader.[5]

  1. ^ "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)".
  2. ^ (in Russian) ООН вслед за США включила в список террористических организаций три чеченских группировки , NEWSru, 5 March 2003 Archived 21 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Caucasus Emirate, STRATFOR, 15 April 2010
  4. ^ "Militant Website Confirms Buryatsky's Death". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Internal divisions resolved, claims Caucasus Emirate". The Long War Journal. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)