Conversation so far:
What was Ibn al-Khattab's role in the first Chechen War?
Khattab gained great notoriety in Russia for his April 1996 ambush of a large armored column in Yaryshmardy.

Question: What did he accomplish in Chechnya that year?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Ibn al-Khattab accomplish in Chechnya in 1996?