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Seven militants and one fighter of Special Forces were killed today during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, three other law enforcers were wounded, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.

Today, at 3:30 a.m. Moscow time, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan.

Today, the President of Russia has signed the package of anti-terrorist laws approved by the Federation Council and ordered the government to supervise the enforcement thereof.

The French authorities violated the right to protection from torture of R. V., a native of Chechnya, when they required him to leave the country. This decision was pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). According to the ECtHR, at his homeland, R. V. had been subjected to inhuman treatment for a long time, he was forced to cooperate with "Kadyrov's men", and after that he had to leave for Europe.

The law enforcement bodies of Turkey are engaged in search for two natives of Dagestan, suspected of involvement in the terror act in Istanbul and in the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court. This was reported by Turkish newspaper "Yeni Safak".

In Abkhazia, the block of the opposition forces has issued an appeal to the people of the republic. In their appeal, the oppositionists claim that they treat the President Raul Khadjimba's refusal to postpone to the autumn the referendum on the early presidential elections as a provocation of new mass protests.

At present, the North-Caucasian factor inside the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, is of greatest interest to the Turkish secret services. This opinion was expressed by political analyst Togrul Ismail. However, according to the expert, the restoration of the Russian-Turkish relations will not cause limitation or restriction of human rights concerning extradition of criminal suspects.

Akhmed Chataev, suspected of the organization of the terror act at the Istanbul airport, had never acted as an agent of the Georgian secret services during the Mikhail Saakashvili's ruling. This opinion was voiced by Umar Idigov, the leader of the Georgian NGO "Foundation for Caucasus Integration", a resident of the village of Duisi in the Georgia's Pankisi Gorge.

Today, the Yerevan Media Centre has hosted the press conference on the topic "The political and economic impact on Armenia of the settlement of the Russian-Turkish relations". This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Tourists leave Abkhazia after the riots in Sukhumi and move to Sochi, said local residents.

The border guard, suspected of killing a citizen of Georgia, will be punished in Abkhazia, should his guilt be proved, Raul Khajimba, the Abkhaz President, said today.

Festive sermons to mark the end of Muslims' fasting month of Ramadan were held in all mosques of the republic. In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the Eid al-Fitr was declared a day-off.

Among those who applied for medical aid during the July 5 unrests in Sukhumi there was only one participant of the protest rally; all other victims are policemen, said the chief physician of the republic's hospital.

Today, at the 13th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference held in Tbilisi, Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has expressed her regret about the absence at the conference of journalist Khadija Ismayilova. Besides, Dunja Mijatovic has also announced her concern over the situation with freedom of speech in the countries of South Caucasus.

Alexander Gutsan, Acting General Prosecutor of Russia, has addressed to the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) the resolution to stop the criminal proceedings against Dmitry Kamenschik, a co-owner of the "Domodedovo" Airport, and the airport top-managers, charged in the case on the terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport.

As a result of the riots that took place on July 5 in Sukhumi, 17-19 people were injured. Of them, nine persons were hospitalized. This was announced by Abkhazian President Raul Khadjimba, who visited the republican hospital.

Raul Khadjimba has decisively refused to fulfil the demand of the opposition to postpone the referendum on the early presidential elections to the beginning of autumn. The Abkhazian President has described the opposition's actions as an attempt to destabilize the situation in Abkhazia.

According to Moscow advocate Zelimkhan Arapiev, the video statements made by the Mufti of Chechnya against Isa Tsechoev and Khamzat Chumakov, religious leaders of Ingushetia, contain signs of incitement to hatred and hostility towards a group of persons on the grounds of religion.

On July 5, Yerevan hosted the parade, dedicated to the Armenian Day of Constitution and the Day of State Symbols: the flag, emblem, and anthem of Armenia.

Ingush residents Ilez and Djovkhar Tsechoev, transported to Magas from Belgorod, were subjected to torture. This was claimed by their relatives who appealed for help to human rights defenders.