Tarkhan Gaziyev | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Pozh-Poroy, Chechen–Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union[1] | 11 November 1965
Military service | |
Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate/Katiba Abd Ar-Rahman |
Commands | Southwest Front of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Raisa Mukhabarat |
Battles/wars | Second Chechen War North Caucasus Insurgency |
Tarkhan Ismailovich Gaziyev (Russian: Тарха́н Исмаи́лович Гази́ев; born 11 November 1965), also known as Emir Tarkhan, is a Chechen militant commander who has fought in the Insurgency in the North Caucasus. The United States Department of State added Gaziyev to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists on 29 September 2015.[2]