JIHADIST GROUP #7: Ajnad al-Kavkaz

Chechens in Syria

Name: Ajnad al-Kavkaz - “Soldati del Caucaso”.

Founded: 2015

Headquarters: Idlib countryside, Syria.

Military Operations Area: Syria

Group composition: Chechens

Ideology: Jihadism.

Typology: Armed group/insurgent

Leader: Abdul Malik al-Shishani

Alliances: Independent group (many close to HTS, LMA and jihadist tactical groups).