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'''Shamil Basayev''' was a Chechen [[Jihad]]ist [[terrorist]] who fought against the [[Russia]]n government of [[Vladimir Putin]].  He was  responsible for many terrorist outrages, including the [[Moscow]] theatre siege of 2002 and The [[Beslan school siege of 2004]].<ref>C. J. Chivers, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/world/europe/11basayev.html Chechen Rebel's Cause May Die With Him], ''New York Times'', July 11, 2006.<blockquote>

'''Shamil Basayev''' (January 14, 1965 - July 10, 2006) was a Chechen [[Jihad]]ist [[terrorist]] who fought against the [[Russia]]n government of [[Vladimir Putin]].  He was  responsible for many terrorist outrages, including the [[Moscow]] theatre siege of 2002 and The [[Beslan school siege of 2004]].<ref>C. J. Chivers, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/world/europe/11basayev.html Chechen Rebel's Cause May Die With Him], ''New York Times'', July 11, 2006.<blockquote>

Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for some of Russia's worst terror attacks, including the Beslan school siege.... Mr. Basayev’s connections to international jihad movements and his record of planning terrorist acts against civilians had already undermined the image of the Chechen cause. But the school siege became a turning point on many levels.</blockquote></ref><ref>Feoktistov, I. (2019). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Hd2ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT132 Terror in the Cradle of Liberty: How Boston Became a Center for Islamic Extremism]. United States: Encounter Books.</ref>  He had close links to [[Al Qaeda]] and the [[Taliban]] and, like his ally, [[Al Khattab]], he had a vicious hatred of [[Christian]]s.{{fact}}  In July 2006, he was killed by Russian forces.<ref>Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, [http://web.archive.org/web/20060718103628/https://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10084 The Death of Shamil Basayev], ''The Spectator'', 7/14/2006.</ref>

Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for some of Russia's worst terror attacks, including the Beslan school siege.... Mr. Basayev’s connections to international jihad movements and his record of planning terrorist acts against civilians had already undermined the image of the Chechen cause. But the school siege became a turning point on many levels.</blockquote></ref><ref>Feoktistov, I. (2019). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Hd2ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT132 Terror in the Cradle of Liberty: How Boston Became a Center for Islamic Extremism]. United States: Encounter Books.</ref>  He had close links to [[Al Qaeda]] and the [[Taliban]] and, like his ally, [[Al Khattab]], he had a vicious hatred of [[Christian]]s.{{fact}}  In July 2006, he was killed by Russian forces.<ref>Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, [http://web.archive.org/web/20060718103628/https://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10084 The Death of Shamil Basayev], ''The Spectator'', 7/14/2006.</ref>