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Law enforcers have dispersed truck drivers on protest in Babayurt, and some of them were detained by policemen. The protest action continues in other localities of Dagestan, the truck drivers report.

The "Imarat Kavkaz" denies any involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS) (in Russia, both organizations are recognized as terrorist) of eleven militants, who have been killed this morning in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nalchik. Meanwhile, till present, the "Imarat Kavkaz" has reported no information concerning three other suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) killed in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria in the course of the special operation held in the evening.

Today, in the course of two special operations carried out in Nalchik, fourteen suspected militants have been killed, including the leader of the grouping, which swore allegiance to the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

In the course of a special operation carried out in Nalchik, a workshop for manufacturing of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has been destroyed. Two ready-to-use IEDs have been defused. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

At the penal colony IK-1, prisoners have declared the common hunger strike after the death of prisoner Dmitry Batyrev. This was reported by human rights defenders. Officials from the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) do not confirm the information about the prisoners going on hunger strike.

Today, during an armed clash in Kabardino-Balkaria, 11 militants have been killed. Earlier, they had sworn allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia and recognized as a terrorist organization). This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

During the existence of the "Islamic State" (IS), about 500 natives of Chechnya had joined militants of that terrorist organization. 50 of them were persuaded to return home. This was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. During four months, the number of natives of Chechnya, who, according to officials, joined the IS, grew by nearly 100 people.

Mukhtar Kurbanov, the head of the village of Teletl of the Shamil District, who took office in June 2014 after the assassination of his predecessor, was killed by unidentified attackers.

The mother of human rights defender Talekh Khasmamedov has sent a written appeal to the President of Azerbaijan with a request to pardon her son because of his family and his health state. The woman believes that her son is innocent and that he is "arrested by order of officials."

Social networks and mobile applications disseminate false information about the preparation of terror acts in North Ossetia. Persons engaged in dissemination of the false information are put on the wanted list. This was reported by the FSB Department for North Ossetia.

In Grozny, Magomed Dzeitov and Khusein Aliev, residents of Chechnya, were murdered after a quarrel with a relative of a top-ranking official. This was reported by the relatives of the victims.

In Dagestan, Khasavyurt hosts the rally of truck drivers, who are protesting against the introduction of the tolls from trucks for the use of federal highways. According to truck drivers, law enforcers twice tried to disperse the rally of the protestors.

In Dagestan, the strike of the truck drivers, demanding to cancel the collection of tolls from trucks for the use of federal highways, has covered four locations already. The protesters in the villages of Manas and Kayakent have been joined by truck drivers from Kizlyar and Khasavyurt.

The FSB Department for Adygea has initiated criminal cases against two local residents, suspected of involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS).

In Armenia, the front "No!" has called on citizens to take active part in the forthcoming referendum on the amendments to the Constitution of Armenia. The leaders of the front "No" believe that the protest should be expressed not through boycott, but through voting against the proposed constitutional reform.

The victim party has filed an appeal against the investigators' refusal to conduct additional investigation into the motives for the crime in the criminal case against Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of killing the Avetisyan family members in Gyumri.

Detentions of mosque-goers in Makhachkala are a part of the total struggle against non-traditional concepts of Islam in Russia. This opinion was expressed by Denis Sokolov, Senior Researcher of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

The human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) has announced that journalist Khadija Ismayilova, prosecuted in Azerbaijan, is granted the Alison Des Forges Award named in the memory of the human rights defender.

In the town of Buynaksk, according to local residents, 10-12 believers were detained. Five mosque-goers were brought to the police station for checking of their passports, the law enforcement bodies report.

In Makhachkala, law enforcers pretended to be mosque-goers and entered the territory of the mosque in Kotrov Street together with staff members of the Dagestani Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM). Then, the law enforcers were involved in a fight. This was reported by witnesses.