Rustam Azhiev

Rustam Azhiev
Rustam Azhiev
Nickname(s)	Abdul-Hakim Shishani
Born	12 April 1981; Grozny, Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (2000–2007; 2022–present); Caucasus Emirate (2007–2009)
Years of service	2000 – present
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Vilayat Nokhchicho (2007–2009); Ajnad al-Kavkaz (2015–2022) Jamaat al-Khilafa al-Qawqazia (2013–2015); Separate Special Purpose Battalion (2022–present)
Commands held	Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Battles/wars	Second Chechen War; Syrian civil war; Russo-Ukrainian War Battle of Bakhmut; 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions;

Rustam Magomedovich Azhiev (Chechen: Мохмад ВоӀ Рустам, romanized: Moxmad Vo' Rustam), also known by his nom-de-guerre (kunya) Abdul Hakim Shishani (Arabic: عبد الحكيم الشيشاني), is deputy commander-in-chief of the Chechen battalion OBON (part of the Ichkerian armed forces-in-exile) fighting on the Ukrainian side in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Azhiev is a veteran of the Second Russo-Chechen war and fought on the side of the opposition in the Syrian civil war. In the latter he was the leader of the rebel group Ajnad al-Kavkaz.

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