Shamil Basayev

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Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Chechen: Салман ВоӀ Шамиль; Salman Voj Şamil; Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев; 14 January 1965 – 10 July 2006), also known by his kunya Abu Idris, was a Chechen guerrilla leader, politician, and terrorist who served as a senior military commander in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

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