Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
| Riyad-us Saliheen | |
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| Риядус-Салихийн | |
| Leaders | Shamil Basayev † Said Buryatsky † Aslan Byutukayev † |
| Dates of operation | October 1999 – August 2016 |
| Motives | Islamism Separatism |
| Active regions | Russia |
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| Opponents | Russian Federation Georgia Azerbaijan Armenia |
| Battles and wars | Second Chechen War Beslan school siege Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Bahrain |
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battles, war.Riyad-us Saliheen (Russian: Риядус-Салихийн, also transliterated as Riyadus-Salikhin, Riyad us-Saliheyn or Riyad us-Salihiin) was the name of a small force of suicide attackers (shahid). Since early 2003, the group is designated by the United States and subsequently by the United Nations as a terrorist organization. Its original leader (amir) was the Chechen commander Shamil Basayev. After several years of inactivity, Riyad-us Saliheen was reactivated by the Caucasus Emirate in 2009 under the command of Said Buryatsky; following his death, Aslan Byutukayev became its new leader.