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COMMANDER // 1986–2016

Abu Omar al-Shishani

sergeantGeorgiaIslamic State3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1986 – 2016

199019952000200520102015Syrian Civil War · 2011Opération Chammal — September 19, 2014 · Islamic State · Syrian Civil WarSiege of Kobanî — September 15, 2014 · Islamic State · Syrian Civil WarWar against the Islamic State — June 13, 2014 · Islamic State · Syrian Civil War

Active service 2014 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 28.

Profile

Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, known by his nom de guerre Abu Omar al-Shishani or Omar al-Shishani, was a Georgian-Chechen jihadist who, as one of the Chechen mujahideen in Syria, served as the leader of the Muhajireen Battalion before defecting and becoming a commander for the Islamic State, and was previously a sergeant in the Georgian Army.

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Battles (3)

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