| Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | |
| Native Name: | Урус-Мартановский джамаат |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Founder: | Ramzan Akhmadov |
| War: | the Chechen–Russian conflict |
| Active: | 1996–2006 |
| Ideology: | Salafism |
| Headquarters: | Urus-Martan, Chechnya |
| Area: | Chechnyaand Dagestan |
| Size: | 2,500 (1999) |
| Allies: | Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan Special Purpose Islamic Regiment |
| Battles: | Chechen–Russian conflict |
Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat (Russian: Урус-Мартановский джамаат[1]) was the largest Chechen Salafist paramilitary organization formed by Ramzan Akhmadov at the end of the First Chechen War.[2] The organization controlled the Urus-Martanovsky District and attempted to establish an Islamic state with a Sharia form of government throughout Chechnya. During the Second Chechen War this organisation was the strongest military force in Chechnya, which took part in major military actions against the Russian Armed Forces.[3] Most of the members of this organization were representatives of the Ghendarganoy teip.[4]
Formed by Ramzan Akhmadov at the end of the First Chechen War, the organisation became involved in the process of Islamisation of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, acting as an opponent of President Maskhadov's secularist policies. In 1998, this confrontation turned into a military conflict that ended with the defeat of Maskhadov's supporters in the battle of Urus-Martan.[5]
The Urus-Martanovsky District, which was under Ramzan Akhmadov's full control,[6] was turned into the centre of Salafism in Chechnya, where Sharia rules were applied and public executions of criminals were carried out.[7]
During the Second Chechen War, the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat took part in major battles in Argun and Shatoy before turning to guerrilla warfare.[8]
| Leaders of Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | ||||
| Name | Native | Position | Date | |
| 1st Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—2001 | |||
| Urus-Martan | Commander of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—1999 | ||
| [9] | Naib of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—2001 | ||
| [10] | Commander of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—2002 | ||
| Commander of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—2001 | |||
| Commander of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—2001 | |||
| Solsbek Shadukaev[11] | 2nd Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2001 | ||
| 3rd Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2001—2002 | |||
| Rizvan Akhmadov[12] | Naib of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 1996—2002 | ||
| Zelimkhan Akhmadov[13] | Commander of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2002 | ||
| Isa Gelhaev[14] | Commander of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2003 | ||
| Taus Udaev[15] | 4th Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2004 | ||
| [16] | 5th Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2004 | ||
| Ruslan Vakhaev[17] | 6th Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2005 | ||
| Timur Daaev[18] | 7th Emir of the Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat | 2006 | ||