Patrushev: extremist crimes decline in North Caucasus
The number of extremist crimes in the North Caucasus declined by a third over the year, Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolay …
extremism in the Caucasus
Turkish Foreign Ministry: monument to terrorists in Yerevan must be demolished
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavushoglu said that Ankara has issued warnings to Armenia regarding the monument to terrorists installed there. He noted that Türkiye has made significant gestures towards Armenia, but Armenia has …
Baku condemns burning of flags of Azerbaijan and Türkiye in Yerevan
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the pre-planned and organised burning of …
Extremists detained in Moscow, Voronezh and Dagestan
Six members of the international extremist religious organization Takfir wal-Hijra (outlawed in Russia) have been detained in Moscow, Voronezh as well as in Dagestan, the press service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Directorate for Moscow …
Dagestani resident convicted for extremism incitement
The Buinaksk District Court sentenced a resident of the village of Verkhneye Kazanishche to two years conditionally for extremism incitement, the press service of the FSB republican department reports. The man was sharing videos …
Russian security forces nab 5 extremists in North Caucasus
The security forces foiled the activity of the Al-Takfir wal-Hijra extremist group (outlawed in Russia) in the Karachay-Circassian Republic in the North Caucasus and detained five group members, the press office of Russia’s Interior …
"Every guilty party must be prosecuted:" 31 years since Gugark pogrom
Thirty one years have passed since one of the most terrible events of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict - the Gugark pogrom. During the night of November 27, 1988, nationalists attacked Vartanli village of the Gugark district of the Armenian SSR, …
CTO regime introduced in Chegem
In Kabardino-Balkaria, this morning, the regime of counter-terrorism operation (CTO) was introduced. It operates from 05:00 on the territory of Chegem, the FSB reports. The FSB operational headquarters notes that the CTO regime was …
Patriarch Kirill: gunmen attack on church in Grozny is an attempt to break interreligious peace
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus’ sent Archbishop of Makhachkala and Grozny Varlaam and the congregation the letter with condolences in connection with the gunmen attack at the church in Grozny. According to him, the gunmen …
"Kizlyar terrorist attack points out danger of spread of extremism and intolerance one more time"
The farewell ceremony in honor of the victims of the attack on the parishioners of the Orthodox church was held today in Kizlyar. "The memorial service was attended by about five thousand people who came to say goodbye to the victims of the …
Russia's Dagestan church terror attack: what we know so far
The man who carried out a shooting attack on a Kizlyar Orthodox church in Russia's Dagestan was identified as Khalil Khalilov, 22, ISIS terrorist group member, coming from the Tarumovsky District of Dagestan. …
How to defeat radicalism in North Caucasus
Recovery processes that began in Dagestan throughout the North Caucasus region must continue
CTO regime introduced in Dagestani village
Today, the counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Dagestani village of Gubden. A search operation is being conducted there, the media reported with a reference to the representative of the republican emergency response …
Terrorists convicted in Budyonnovsk hostage siege get 13-15 years behind bars
The North Caucasus District Military Court has sentenced Ramzan Belyalov and Magomed Mazdayev, who took part in the 1995 Budyonnovsk hostage crisis, to 15 and 13 years in prison respectively. "The court has found Ramzan Belyalov …
Georgian PM visits injured officers
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili visited the hospital where the four officers wounded at the anti-terrorist operation are receiving medical treatment. Thanking the special operations members for their …
Tbilisi neutralizing terrorists
One person was injured as a result of the unprecedented counter-terrorist special operation, which is underway in the Isani-Samgori district of Tbilisi, the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza reported, noting that the injured is member of a …
Kadyrov: 40 militants detained in Chechnya
Russia's special services detained several dozen militants and their accomplices in Chechnya in the first nine months of this year, the head of the region Ramzan Kadyrov said at the board of the regional Ministry of Internal …
‘Sleeping’ ISIS cell dismantled in Dagestan
The members of the ‘sleeping’ ISIS cell (terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) were detained by the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow and Makhachkala. They planned to carry out a series of terrorist …
Militants killed in Russia's Dagestan identified
Two militants killed in Russia's Dagestan have been identified and are suspected of having murdered a policeman, an informed source said. "These are Jumageldi Ajiniyazov and Kamal Ibragimov, both born in 1988. The …
Four gunmen killed in Russia’s Ingushetia — source
Four gunmen have been killed in a counter-terrorism operation in the Psedakh village of Russia’s republic of Ingushetia, a law enforcement source said. "According to preliminary data, four gunmen who had been encircled in a …
