11 Facts About Caucasus Emirate

Caucasus Emirate, known as the Caucasian Emirate, Emirate of Caucasus, or Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus, was a terrorist Jihadist organisation active in rebel-held parts of Syria and previously in the North Caucasus region of Russia.

The Caucasus Emirate referred to the state that the group sought to establish.

The declaration of the Caucasus Emirate was quickly condemned by Akhmed Zakayev, Umarov's own minister of foreign affairs; Zakayev, who lives in exile in London, called upon all Chechen separatist fighters and politicians to pledge allegiance directly to his government in exile in an attempt to isolate Umarov from power.

On 1 August 2010 Kavkaz Center, the official web site of the Caucasus Emirate, distributed a video where Dokka Umarov indicated that he had stepped down from his position as Emir and appointed Aslambek Vadalov to become his successor.

Loyalists within the Caucasus Emirate released statements denouncing them, and accused the most senior defector, Rustam Asildarov, of betrayal.

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Caucasus Emirate continued to operate independently, but suffered further high-profile losses, including the killing by Russian security forces of Kebekov in April 2015, and his successor Magomed Suleimanov several months later.

Caucasus Emirate was claimed to be composed of the following Vilayats :.

Professor Gordon M Hahn of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, described the Caucasus Emirate to be a decentralized organisation, but structured hierarchically with Emir Dokku Umarov appointing the Emirs of each Vilayat or Province, who in turn swear him a bay'at or oath of allegiance.

Caucasus Emirate maintains a Supreme Sharia Court, which is headed by a Qadi.

Caucasus Emirate was succeeded by Aliaskhab Kebekov and Magomed Suleymanov.

Caucasus Emirate receives significant funds from overseas Islamic terrorist organizations, but the primary source of funding for the Caucasus Emirate is a wide range of criminal activity.