Shariat Jamaat
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| Shariat Jamaat | |
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| Active | 2002-Present |
| Allegiance |  Caucasian Front |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Second Chechen War |
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| Commanders | Rasul Makasharipov † Rappani Khalilov † Abdul Madzhid |
Shariat Jamaat, officially the Islamic Jamaat of Dagestan Shariat, is a militant Islamist organization connected to numerous attacks against the local and federal security forces in Russian region of Dagestan in the North Caucasus. It's part of the Caucasian Front of the Second Chechen War. The Jamaat is thought to be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of policemen, military personnel and local officials.
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[edit] History
Shariat Jamaat, closely associated with the separatist conflict in nearby Chechnya, was established by Rasul Makasharipov following the destruction of his Dzhennet group (Arabic: Paradise). [1] After moving to Chechnya, Makasharipov went back to his home-land Dagestan and organized the Dzhennet group which, since 2002, had been killing policemen, judges and prosecutors in Dagestan, in favor of Chechnya's independence during the Second Chechen War.[1][2] Makasharipov replaced Dzhennet group with the Shariat Jamaat, which in May 2005 became part of the Caucasian Front established by then president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Abdul-Halim Sadulayev after the death of Aslan Maskhadov.
The leader of the Shariat Jamaat, Makasharipov, was killed during a shootout with Russian troops on July 6, 2005. [2] He was succeeded by Rappani Khalilov, who was killed on September 17, 2007. With the statements of Dokka Umarov published by Kavkaz Center on October 1, 2007, Khalilov has been replaced by his deputy, Abdul Madzhid who is now leading the Shariat Jamaat.[3]
[edit] Activities
The Shariat Jamaat is involved in hundreds of attacks against the local politicians, officers of the MVD (Russian Interior Ministry) and the FSB (Federal Security Service), prosecutors, and court officials in Dagestan.[4] They were seen as responsible for the assassination of the deputy Interior Minister for Dagestan Magomed Omarov in February 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ Shariat organization succeeds to Dzhennet rebel group
- ^ and the Insurgency in Dagestan
- ^ Political and rebel leadership changes in Dagestan Kavkaz Center
- ^ Dagestan's Interior Minister Targeted Yet Again The Jamestown Foundation
[edit] External links
- Official site of Sharia Jamaat (Russian)
- Makhachkala's War on Terror -- A Week in a City Under Siege Center for Defense Information
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