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).
