 War of Dagestan

The War of Dagestan (), also known as the Invasion of Militants in Dagestan () began when the Chechnya-based Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB), an Islamist group, led by warlords Shamil Basayev and Ibn al-Khattab, invaded the neighboring Russian republic of Dagestan, on 7 August 1999, in support of the Shura of Dagestan separatist rebels.The war ended with a major victory for the Russian Federation and Dagestan Republic, and the retreat of the IIPB.