Structure
The battalion is mostly composed of Arab and Turkish Jihadists. Its first Emir (leader) was Ibn Al-Khattab (Saudi) who was killed in March 2002 and succeeded by Abu al-Walid (Saudi), who was killed in April 2004. His successor became Abu Hafs al-Urduni (Jordanian) who was killed in November 2006. He was succeeded by Muhannad (Saudi), who was killed in a clash with security forces in the Chechen village of Serzhen-Yurt on 21 April 2011. The battalion is split into multiple units of Mujahideen commanded by their respective Emirs.
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