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Kata'ib Khattab al-Shishani

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Kata'ib Khattab al-Shishani
Foundation14 July, 2020
Dates of operation2020-?
Country Syria
HeadquartersAriha
StatusPossibly false
Opponents Russia
 Turkey
Battles and wars

Kata'ib Khattab al-Shishani (Arabic: كتائب خطاب الشيشاني, lit.'Khattab the Chechen’s Brigade') is a militant organization in Syria

History

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It was founded on July 14, 2020 with an attack on Turkish and Russian convoys in Ariha.[1]

In July 2020, Kata'ib Khattab al-Shishani forces attacked a convoy[2]

The group is possibly fake because of its logo It has errors such as its writing in Arabic and Ibn al-Khattab He is not Chechen as the name of the brigade says[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Several wounded in Syria attack on Russian-Turkish patrol". France 24. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  2. ^ "إصدار مرئي للتنظيم المسؤول عن استهداف الدورية المشتركة على الـM4". Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Kata'ib Khattab al-Shishani: Fact or fiction?". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2025-06-19.