Vilayat Nokhchicho
| Vilayat Nokhchicho | |
|---|---|
| Participant in the Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus | |
 Flag of the Caucasus Emirate |
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| Active | 31 October 2007 – present |
| Leaders |
Aslanbek Vadalov (Eastern Front - disbanded July 2011) Tarkhan Gaziyev (South Western Front - disbanded July 2011) Khuseyn Gakayev † (Eastern Sector) Aslan Byutukayev (Western Sector) |
| Area of operations | Russian North Caucasus (Chechnya) |
| Part of |
Caucasus Emirate
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| Originated as |
 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
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| Allies |
Vilayat Galgaycho Vilayat Dagestan United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay |
| Opponents | Russia |
The Province of Nokhchicho (Chechen: Vilayat Noxçiyçö, Вилаят Нохчийчоь), is the Chechen-based wing of the Caucasus Emirate organisation. It was created in 2007 as one of the Emirate's six vilayats, replacing the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria or CRI was an unrecognized secessionist government established in the Russian region of Chechnya in late 1991 by Dzhokhar Dudayev. After winning de facto independence in 1996 from the Russian Federation in the wake of the First Chechen War, it was invaded by Russia in the Second Chechen War, with direct rule of Chechnya being established in May 2000. After losing territorial control to Russia, the CRI continued to exist in the form of an insurgent group fighting a guerrilla war against the Russian Military, while some Chechen separatists also carried out attacks against civilians in Russia. The CRI was severely weakened by the conflict with the Russians in the years following, suffering many casualties and defections including the deaths of its successive Presidents, Aslan Maskhadov and Abdul Halim Sadulayev. Following the death of Sadulayev in June 2006, Dokka Umarov was elevated as the next leader of the CRI.
On 7 October 2007, Dokka Umarov, President of Ichkeria, declared the establishment of the Caucasus Emirate, which sought to establish an independent Islamic State in the North Caucasus. At the same time, Umarov abolished the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and in its place announced that it was now a province, or vilayat, of the Emirate.
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