United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay Participant in the Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus Flag of the Caucasus Emirate Active July 2002[1] (official declaration of the anti-Russian jihad in August 2004) – 7 October 2007 (Under various names)) 7 October 2007 – present (As United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay Leaders Muslim Atayev (Emir Sayfullah) † Rusam Bekanov † Anzor Astemirov (Emir Sayfullah) † Asker Dzhappuyev (Emir Abdullah) † Alim Zankishiev (Emir Ubaidallah) † Timur Tatchaev (Emir Khamza) † Ruslan Baryrbekov (Emir Khamza) † Khasanbi Fakov (Emir Abu Khasan) †[2] Tengiz Guketlov (Emir Tengiz) †[3] Astemir Berkhamov (Emir Al Bara) †[4] Robert Zankishiev (Emir Abdullah) †[5] Zalim Shebzukhov (Emir Salim) †[6][7] Area of operations Russian North Caucasus (Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia) Strength The group's official cumulative total of 500 members in 2002–2007 (many less at any given time)[8] Russian official estimate of no more than 50 active fighters in 2010 (not including supporters)[9] Part of Caucasian Front (2004–2007) Caucasus Emirate (2007-2015) Caucasus Province (since 2015) Originated as Islamic Center Jamaat of Kabardino-Balkaria Yarmuk Jamaat Allies Vilayat Dagestan Vilayat Galgaycho Vilayat Nokhchicho Opponents Russia