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March 06, 2025 21:57

• Makhachkala residents alarmed by law enforcers’ night special operation

  Residents of the Makhachkala village of Semender reported that they were alarmed by the night shootout, in which law enforcers killed four suspected militants.

March 05, 2025 23:49

• Four people killed in shootout with law enforcers in Makhachkala

  During a counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in Makhachkala, law enforcers killed four men. The Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has announced that the casualties were militants if the “Islamic State” (IS)*.

December 17, 2024 23:37

• Resident of Stavropol Territory convicted of taking part in IS* complains of torture

  A resident of the Stavropol Territory, convicted of participating in the "Islamic State" (IS)*, has stated that he had confessed under torture.

November 21, 2024 20:30

• Ingush residents Bekov and Tsitskiev denied change of sentence for preparing terror act

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia refused to cancel the sentence to Ingush residents Aslan Bekov and Ruslan Tsitskiev, who were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment for preparing a terror act during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

October 16, 2024 23:56

• In Belgium, verdict against Chechens highlights danger of radicalization of diaspora’s members

  In Belgium, a court sentenced a native of Chechnya and his wife to long terms of imprisonment for preparing a terror act. At the same time, two other defendants got suspended sentences, and one more defendant was acquitted. The authorities of Belgium and other European countries are fighting religious radicals not effectively enough.

August 23, 2024 20:42

• Defence of man accused of hostage-taking at Rostov SIZO challenges verdict

  The advocate of Malik Gandaloev, a native of Ingushetia, a figurant in the case of hostage-taking at the Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison), has filed an appeal complaint against the verdict passed by the Southern District Military Court in the case of his participation in the "Islamic State" (IS)* and the manufacture of explosives.

July 27, 2024 23:36

• FSB reports on prevented terror acts in Dagestan

  Three residents of Kaspiysk were preparing a series of terror acts in Dagestan, including against law enforcement buildings and an Orthodox temple. The suspects have been detained.

June 26, 2024 18:49

• Attack on synagogue was a surprise for Makhachkala Jews

  The Jews of Makhachkala have felt no obvious threats; the attack on the synagogue came as a complete surprise to them, said Valery Dibiyaev, the chairman of the Centralized Religious Organization of Jewish Communities of Dagestan.

June 25, 2024 23:34

• Death toll from militants’ attacks in Dagestan increases to 21

  In Dagestan, a policeman who participated in repelling a militants’ attack died in a hospital. So, the total number of perished law enforcers and civilians has reached 21.

June 21, 2024 23:09

• Mitigation of Leila Gatagazheva's restriction measure encourages her advocates

  The court ruling to release Leila Gatagazheva under recognizance not to leave the place has given hope that the criminal prosecution on charges of links with militants in Syria would be dropped, her advocates have stated.

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