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Imam Shamil Battalion
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<p>The Imam Shamil Battalion was a militant Islamist organization in Russia. It is a <a href="/facts/North_Caucasus/GpxBJatP">North Caucasus</a> affiliate of <a href="/facts/Al-Qaeda/CIQSk3D7">Al-Qaeda</a>. </p><p>The name of the group is in reference to <a href="/facts/Imam_Shamil/UKLPrXm9">Imam Shamil</a>, a Muslim leader from <a href="/facts/Dagestan/luq7F4vT">Dagestan</a> that fought an invasion by the <a href="/facts/Russian_Empire/hg1g5SpV">Russian Empire</a> during the <a href="/facts/Caucasian_War/sH4pcH1u">Caucasian War</a>, and was the third <a href="/facts/Imam/BKmjWDg0">Imam</a> of <a href="/facts/Caucasian_Imamate/jtQYoVVK">Caucasian Imamate</a>. </p>