Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani
Chechen commander
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| Intro | Chechen commander | |
| Places | Russia | |
| is | Military leader | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1972 | |
| Age | 53 years |
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Murad Margoshvili, also known by his nom de guerre Muslim Abu Walid al Shishani (taken from the Saudi fighter Abu al-Walid), is the commander of Junud al-Sham in Syria. Al Shishani was sanctioned by the US State Department on 24 September 2014 for reportedly building a base for foreign fighters. While Margoshvili is a Georgian national, he's also a Kist, a Chechen subethnos living mostly in the Pankisi Gorge.