Aslan Byutukayev
Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukayev (Chechen: Аслан Бютукаев), also known as Emir Khamzat and Abubakar (22 October 1974 – 20 January 2021) was a Chechen field commander in the Islamic State (IS) Wilayah al-Qawqaz, the commander of the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs and a close associate of the deceased Caucasus Emirate leader Dokka Umarov. Byutukayev was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States on 13 July 2016. He was killed by Russian special operatives in January 2021.
Aslan Byutukayev | |
|---|---|
| Commander of Vilayat Nokhchicho (Chechnya) | |
| Commander of Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1974 Achkhoy-Martan, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 20 January 2021 (aged 46) Katyr-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia |
| Nickname(s) | Emir Khamzat Abubakar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate (former) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in the North Caucasus Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus |
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