In August and September 1999 Shamil Basayev, the leader of the Chechen fighters, and Amir Khattab, who was born in Saudi Arabia, led two armies into Dagestan, triggering the second Chechen war.

在1999年8月和9月间，沙米尔·巴萨耶夫（Shamil Basayev），车臣叛军的头子，和出生于沙特的阿米尔·哈达布（Amir Khattab），共同领兵开进达吉斯坦，从而触发了第二次车臣战争。

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Yousef al Khattab, the chief ideologue of the Islamic Thinkers Society, said he feels betrayed by Vinas.

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Moscow says Khattab played a key role that summer in leading a rebellion by Islamic militants in Chechnya's neighbouring region of Dagestan.

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"Tens of thousands of Muslims perish daily worldwide - not thousands, but millions of Muslims are killed, " Khattab said in a recent website interview.

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