Former jihadist organisation
The
Caucasus Emirate
(
Chechen
:
Имарат Кавказ, ИК
,
romanized:
Imarat Kavkaz
,
IK
;
Russian
:
Кавказский эмират
,
romanized
:
Kavkazskiy emirat
), also known as the
Caucasian Emirate
,
Emirate of Caucasus
, or
Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus
,
[9]
was a
jihadist
organisation active in rebel-held parts of
Syria
and previously in the
North Caucasus
region of
Russia
. Its intention was to expel the Russian presence from the North Caucasus and to establish an independent
Islamic emirate
in the region.
[10]
The
Caucasus Emirate
also referred to the state that the group sought to establish.
[4]
[11]
[12]
The creation of Caucasus Emirate was announced on 7 October 2007, by Chechen warlord
Dokka Umarov
, who became its first self-declared "
emir
".
[13]
By late 2015, the group no longer had a visible presence in the North Caucasus, as most of its members defected to the local
Islamic State
affiliate,
Vilayat Kavkaz
.
[14]
History
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Background
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]
Following the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
,
Chechen
nationalists, led by
Dzhokhar Dudayev
, declared the secession of
Chechnya
from Russia as an independent
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
(ChRI). Following two devastating wars with the Russian Federation in the nineties, the ChRI fought an
insurgency
against the Russian forces and their Chechen allies from 2000, initially under the leadership of
Aslan Maskhadov
. Although the ChRI was largely founded by
Sufi
Muslims motivated by nationalism, over time the literalist
Salafist
form of Islam became increasingly popular with some Chechens, leading to a schism between nationalists and Salafists. As many of the original nationalist figures were killed by Russian forces, the insurgency took on an increasingly Salafist tone embodied by commanders like
Shamil Basayev
and the Arab fighter
Khattab
. Many of the surviving nationalists gave up the fight, and by the time Dokka Umarov was declared President of Ichkeria in June 2006, Islamists held increasing influence in the movement.
[4]
Declaration
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On 7 October 2007,
President of Ichkeria
Dokka Umarov
abolished the
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
and its presidency and proclaimed an
Emirate
in the
Caucasus
, declaring himself its
Emir
.
[13]
The declaration of the Caucasus Emirate was quickly condemned by
Akhmed Zakayev
, Umarov's own minister of foreign affairs; Zakayev, who lives in exile in London, called upon all Chechen separatist fighters and politicians to pledge allegiance directly to his
government in exile
in an attempt to isolate Umarov from power.
[15]
Zakayev also expressed regret that Umarov had caved in to pressure from "
provocateurs
" and committed a "crime" that undermines the legitimacy of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
[16]
Umarov said that he did not need any sanction from the Majlis-ul-
Shura
(the
council
of rebel field commanders) or anybody else to declare the Emirate, as it is "his duty as a
Muslim
" to establish an
Islamic state
"as required by
Sharia
".
Leadership crisis
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On 1 August 2010
Kavkaz Center
, the official web site of the Emirate, distributed a video where Dokka Umarov indicated that he had stepped down from his position as Emir and appointed
Aslambek Vadalov
to become his successor.
[17]
However, a few days later, on 3 August 2010,
[18]
Umarov said he had no intention of stepping down and called the video announcing his resignation a fabrication.
[18]
[19]
[20]
The announcements drove the emirate into a state of turmoil, with several key rebel leaders resigning their loyalty to Umarov.
[21]
This combined with the death of
Muhannad
is believed to have paved the way for
Hussein Gakayev
,
Aslambek Vadalov
and
Tarkhan Gaziyev
to re-affirm their allegiance to Umarov.
[22]
Umarov would die in September 2013 from food poisoning.
Aliaskhab Kebekov
was announced 6 months later as his successor.
[1]
Decline
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In the period from 2010 to 2014, the number of casualties in the North Caucasus insurgency declined each year, with the overall death toll falling by more than half.
[23]
Reasons suggested for the decline include the deaths of high-ranking insurgency commanders, the increased targeting by security forces of the support infrastructure relied on by the insurgents, and an exodus of insurgents to other conflict zones.
[23]
Starting in November 2014, mid-level commanders of the Caucasus Emirate began publicly switching their allegiance from Emirate leader
Aliaskhab Kebekov
to the
Islamic State
leader
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
, following al-Baghdadi and his group's declaration of a
caliphate
earlier in the year.
[24]
By February 2015, many commanders of the Emirate's Vilayat Nokhchicho and Vilayat Dagestan had defected.
[24]
[25]
Loyalists within the Emirate released statements denouncing them, and accused the most senior defector,
Rustam Asildarov
, of betrayal.
[26]
[27]
Vilayat Nokhchicho leader
Aslan Byutukayev
pledged allegiance to al-Baghdadi in June 2015,
[28]
and an audio statement was released in the same month purportedly pledging allegiance on behalf of militants in Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria.
[29]
On 23 June 2015, IS's spokesman
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
accepted these pledges and announced the creation of a
Caucasus Province
, a new branch operating in the
North Caucasus
region. Adnani named Asildarov as its leader and called on other militants in the region to follow him.
[30]
[31]
The Caucasus Emirate continued to operate independently,
[32]
but suffered further high-profile losses, including the killing by Russian security forces of Kebekov in April 2015,
[33]
and his successor
Magomed Suleimanov
several months later.
[34]
[35]
By late 2015, the militants still operating in Russia's North Caucasus Republics had largely unified under IS's Caucasus Province.
[36]
In 2023, rumors of resurgence of Caucasus Emirate were spread, however, this claim has yet to be confirmed.
Organizational structure
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Overview
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The Caucasus Emirate was claimed to be composed of the following
Vilayats
(provinces):
In August 2008
Movladi Udugov
, an ideologue and a spokesman for the Caucasus Emirate, said that "as Dokka Umarov very accurately observed, this Islamic state does not yet have any borders. It’s not correct to say that we want to build some sort of enclave on the territory of these North Caucasus republics. No, today many Muslims living in
Tatarstan
,
Bashkortostan
,
Buryatia
, Russians from the most widely differing regions of Russia who have accepted Islam, swear an oath of allegiance to Dokka Umarov as the legitimate leader of the Muslims. And wherever he is ? in Moscow,
Blagoveshchensk
,
Tyumen
? when a Muslim swears that oath, he becomes a fighting unit. Just because these people are not visible in their cities just now and are not active, that doesn’t mean that they won’t become active in the future."
[38]
In a May 2011 interview posted on the pro Caucasus Emirate
Kavkaz Center
website, Umarov stated "Now we know that we should not secede, but must unite with our brothers in faith. We must recapture
Astrakhan
,
Idel-Ural
,
Siberia
and indigenous Muslim lands."
[39]
Leadership
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Professor Gordon M. Hahn of the
Centre for Strategic and International Studies
, described the Caucasus Emirate to be a decentralized organisation, but structured hierarchically with Emir Dokku Umarov appointing the Emirs of each Vilayat or Province, who in turn swear him a bay'at or oath of allegiance. Each vilayat contains multiple Fronts or Sectors, which in turn contain multiple Jamaats or units. The vilayats, sectors and local jamaats independently raise funds, recruit members and carry out operations, while following the overall strategy as set by the Emirate's leadership.
[40]
In May 2009, Umarov established a ruling consultative body, or
Majlis al Shura
, for the Caucasus Emirate consisting of his top commanders. At the time of the announcement, the positions and the individuals holding them were:
[37]
- Supyan Abdullayev
? Naib (Deputy) Emir ? deceased 28 March 2011
- Akhmed Yevloyev
? Military Emir and Emir of Vilayat Galgayche ? arrested 9 June 2010
- Anzor Astemirov
?
Qadi
and Emir of the United Vilayat of Kabarda-Balkaria-Karachay ? deceased 24 March 2010
- Umalat Magomedov
? Emir of Vilayat Dagestan ? deceased 31 December 2009
- Aslambek Vadalov
? Emir of the Eastern Sector of Vilayat Nokhchicho ? arrested 5 November 2016
- Tarkhan Gaziyev
? Emir of the South-Western sector of Vilayat Nokhchicho ? arrested 5 November 2016
- Muhannad
? Emir of the
Ansar
? deceased 21 April 2011
The Caucasus Emirate maintains a Supreme Sharia Court, which is headed by a
Qadi
. This position has been held by
Anzor Astemirov
(killed in March 2010),
Magomed Vagabov
(killed August 2010), and
Aliaskhab Kebekov
(killed in April 2015).
[41]
In early 2009, Dokka Umarov announced the revival of the
shahid
suicide attackers
unit
Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
,
[42]
which has been led by
Said Buryatsky
(killed March 2010) and
Aslan Byutukayev
.
Umarov died due to food poisoning on 7 September 2013.
[1]
[43]
He was succeeded by Aliaskhab Kebekov (killed April 2015)
[33]
[44]
and
Magomed Suleymanov
(killed August 2015).
[35]
Funding
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Caucasus Emirate receives significant funds from overseas Islamic terrorist organizations, but the primary source of funding for the Caucasus Emirate is a wide range of criminal activity. Militants extort money from local businessmen and residents in their areas of operation under the premise of a religious tax. Russian media reports in early 2011 claimed that militants extorted a 20 per cent "jihad" tax from prominent figures considered to be pro-government. In addition to extortion, Russian officials have alleged that Caucasus Emirate militants also derive funds from involvement in
drug trafficking
and
robbery
.
[45]
External relations
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Western countries
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In the same October 2007 statement in which Umarov proclaimed the Caucasian Emirate, he also described the United States, Great Britain and
Israel
as common enemies of Muslims worldwide.
[46]
However, on November 20, 2007,
Anzor Astemirov
, then head of the
Vilayat KBK
, said that "Even if we wanted to threaten America and Europe every day, it is clear for anybody who understands politics that we do not have any real clashes of interests [with the West]. The people in the
White House
know very well that we have nothing to do with America at the moment." In his statement, Astemirov not only described the Caucasian rebels' threats against the West as empty, but also even asked the United States for assistance in their fight against "Russian aggression".
[47]
Following its criticism, many rebel websites removed the phrase that regarded Western countries as enemies.
[48]
Reaction to the 2008 Russo-Georgian War
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On August 9, 2008, in response to the conflict between
Georgia
and Russia, Movladi Udugov stated that "for the time being neither
Tbilisi
nor
Washington
has appealed to us with any requests or offers" to fight alongside Georgian forces against the Russian forces. Udugov also noted: "But I clearly can say that the command of the Caucasus Emirate is following with great interest the development of the situation."
Syrian Civil War
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A number of Chechen and other North Caucasian volunteers travelled to fight in the
Syrian Civil War
against the government of
Bashar al-Assad
. Dokku Umarov released a video in November 2012 expressing support for all those trying to install Sharia law in Syria, but rebuked those who had weakened the Jihad in the North Caucasus by leaving to fight there.
[49]
However, as the war went on and North Caucasians took an increasingly prominent role in the fighting owing to their combat experience, those who went to fight in Syria were viewed increasingly positively by the Emirate's websites and supporters.
In 2013, a Chechen known as Emir Salauddin was appointed as the official representative of the Caucasus Emirate in Syria.
[49]
In December 2013, the Chechen-led Syrian jihadist group
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
(JMA) split away from the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) and appointed Salauddin as their new commander, emphasising that they wished to continue respecting the
Oath of Allegiance
they had made to the Caucasus Emirate's Dokku Umarov.
[50]
Following his appointment as the Emirates new leader,
Aliaskhab Kebekov
advised the North Caucasians in Syria to remain independent rather than align with other groups. He also voiced support for Al-Qaeda affiliated
Al-Nusra Front
and criticised
Abu Omar al-Shishani
, the Chechen commander who formerly led JMA before joining IS.
[51]
In mid 2015, JMA suffered a leadership split, and Salauddin and those fighters loyal to him formed a smaller offshoot that reiterated their loyalty to the Caucasus Emirate.
[52]
Designation as a terrorist organization
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Country
|
Date
|
References
|
Russia
|
8 February 2010
|
[53]
|
United States
|
26 May 2011
|
[54]
|
United Nations
|
29 July 2011
|
[55]
|
United Kingdom
|
December 2013
|
[56]
|
Canada
|
24 December 2013
|
[57]
|
United Arab Emirates
|
15 November 2014
|
[58]
|
Bahrain
|
|
[59]
|
Austria
|
7 July 2021
|
[60]
|
Claimed and alleged attacks
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- The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the
2009 Nevsky Express bombing
in an online statement describing it as an "act of sabotage", and part of a series of operations targeting strategic sites in Russia.
[61]
- The
2010 Moscow Metro bombings
which left 40 people dead, and over 100 injured were ordered by
Doku Umarov
.
[62]
- In December 2010, Austrian police arrested a Chechen refugee on suspicion of planning an attack on NATO targets. "Belgian authorities suspect a group of Chechen extremists, who were seeking to set up a religious state in northern Chechnya, planned to attack NATO facilities in Belgium," Interior Ministry spokesman Rudolf Gollia said.
[63]
- The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the
Domodedovo International Airport bombing
, which killed at least 36 people.
[64]
- The group was the prime suspect in the
2012 Makhachkala attack
that occurred on 3 May 2012 and killed at least 13 people.
[65]
- After it was revealed that the perpetrators in the
Boston Marathon bombing
were ethnic Chechens,
Vilayat Dagestan
denied any link to the bombing or the Tsarnaev brothers and stated that it was at war with Russia, not the United States. It also said that it had sworn off violence against civilians since 2012.
[66]
[67]
The statement said, "The Command of the
Province of Dagestan
indicates in this regard that the Caucasian Mujahideen are not fighting against the United States of America. We are at war with Russia, which is not only responsible for the occupation of the Caucasus, but also for heinous crimes against Muslims. Also, remember that even in respect to the enemy state of Russia, which is fighting the Caucasus Emirate, there is an order by the Emir
Dokku Umarov
, which prohibits strikes on civilian targets.
[68]
In July 2013, Doku Umarov released a video message rescinding his prior directions not to attack civilians, declaring that the Russians had construed the declaration as a sign of weakness and had stepped up attacks in the North Caucasus.
[69]
- The
October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing
was blamed on the group.
[70]
- The Emirate's Vilayat Dagestan claimed responsibility for the
December 2013 Volgograd bombings
. The suicide bombings killed 34 people.
[71]
- The Caucasus Emirate took credit for a 5 October 2014 suicide bombing near the Grozny city hall. Five Russian police officers and the suicide bomber were killed, 12 other people were wounded.
[72]
- Clashes
on 4 December 2014 between police and members of the Caucasus Emirate in Grozny left dozens dead.
[73]
List of Emirs of the Caucasus Emirate
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*Note: There was confusion as to who was Emir, as Umarov issued a second video a few days later saying he had not stepped down.
[19]
See also
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Notes
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References
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]
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a
b
c
d
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- ^
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. New York:
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.
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.
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.
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a
b
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.
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a
b
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
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.
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a
b
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.
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.
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.
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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Baghdadi, the "Emir of the Faithful," has "accepted your bayat and has appointed the noble sheikh Abu Muhammad al Qadar? as Wali [or governor] over [the Caucasus]," Adnani says.
- ^
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b
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Further reading
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- Hahn, Gordon H.
Getting the Caucasus Emirate Right
Archived
2013-06-26 at the
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Centre for Strategic and International Studies
, 1 September 2011
- "The North Caucasus: The Challenges of Integration (II), Islam, the Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency"
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International Crisis Group
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- Rhodes, Darion.
Salafist-Takfiri Jihadism: the Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate
Archived
2014-09-03 at the
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International Institute for Counter-Terrorism
, March 2014
- Schaefer, Robert W. (2011), The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus: From Gazavat to Jihad, Praeger Security International,
ISBN
0-31338-634-X
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