 The third element in the loose rebel triumvirate were the Dagestani Islamic militants.Besides Bagauddin Magomedov, the two key figures were Nadir Khachilayev and Siradjin Ramazanov.An ethnic Lak and former leader of the Union of Muslims in Russia, Khachilayev had a long pedigree of opposition to the local regime of Magomedali Magomedov.