Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani

Murad Margoshvili
Born 26 May 1972 (age 44) [1]
Duisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
(now Georgia)
Allegiance Junud al-Sham[2]
Soviet Army (from ?- ?)[3]
Battles/wars First Chechen War[3]
Syrian Civil War[2]

Murad Margoshvili,[1] also known by his nom de guerre Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani (taken from the Saudi fighter Abu al-Walid),[4] is the commander of Junud al-Sham in Syria.[2] Al Shishani was sanctioned by the US State Department on 24 September 2014[5] for reportedly building a base for foreign fighters.[6] While Margoshvili is a Georgian national, he's also a Kist, a Chechen subethnos living mostly in the Pankisi Gorge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ethnic Kist Murad Margoshvili on the Specially Designated Global Terrorists list". Front News. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Split Among North Caucasian Fighters in Syria". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "An In-Depth Look At Chechen Fighters In Syria – Part II: Junoud Al-Sham Commander Muslim Abu Al-Walid Al-Shishani". MEMRI Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Clear Banner: 'Let Him Eat Leaves:' North Caucasians Aligned to Islamic State Slam Caucasus Emirate Emir". Jihadology. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Behind Islamic State's Battlefield Gains, Battle-Hardened Chechens". Voice of America News. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "U.S. imposes financial sanctions on Islamist fighters". Reuters. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.



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