Rustam Azhiev
Rustam Azhiev | |
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| 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 |
| Unit | Vilayat Nokhchicho (2007–2009) Ajnad al-Kavkaz (2015–2022)
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| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
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Rustam Magomedovich Azhiev (Chechen: Мохмад ВоӀ Рустам, romanized: Moxmad Vo' Rustam) also known by the pseudonym Abdul Hakim al-Shishani (Arabic: عبد الحكيم الشيشاني) is 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 as one of the Chechen mujahideen in Syria. In the latter he was the leader of the rebel group Ajnad al-Kavkaz.