Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan
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The Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan (Russian: Конгресс народов Ичкерии и Дагестана; abbreviated CPID) was an Islamist terrorist organization under the joint control of Chechen and Dagestani rebel leaders with the support of foreign Arab mercenaries, founded in 1998. One of its subordinates was the Islamic International Brigade, a mujahideen movement that was a major combatant in the War of Dagestan. The objective of the CPID was to establish an Islamic caliphate in the North Caucasus.[1][2][3][4]
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Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan | |
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Конгресс народов Ичкерии и Дагестана | |
Leaders | Shamil Basayev Movladi Udugov |
Dates of operation | 1998–2002 |
Group(s) | Islamic International Brigade |
Headquarters | Grozny, Chechnya |
Active regions | |
Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism Separatism |
Part of | Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan |
Allies | Special Purpose Islamic Regiment |
Opponents | Russia |
Battles and wars | Chechen–Russian conflict |
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