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In December 2014, Islam Muradov, the leader of the militant grouping in Khasavyurt, swore allegiance to the leader of the "Islamic State", recognized as a terrorist organization. In April 2014, power agents reported on the killing of Islam Muradov; however, then he managed to escape.

The public movement "Arise, Armenia!" has offered the police to organize an open discussion concerning means to prevent conflicts between activists and power agents. The members of the movement are counting on signing an agreement on non-use of force against demonstrators.

During the past day, the Armenian side shelled the Azerbaijani positions on the contact line 146 times, with the use of mortars and heavy machineguns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

In Derbent, residents of the house No. 14 in III International Street intended for demolition fear that they will be resettled from the city centre on its outskirts. They believe there violations against them committed during the implementation of the programme for resettlement from dilapidated housing.

More than 60 members of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) from ten countries have completed the information visit to Nagorno-Karabakh. Delegates came with the aim to study the problem of the Karabakh conflict at the place.

Advocates of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, Shagid Gubashev, and Khamzat Bakhaev, accused in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, report on their intention to appeal against the resolution of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to extend the period of their clients' detention.

A suspected member of the armed underground was shot dead as a result of an armed clash in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. The killed man is preliminary identified as Islam Muradov.

The decision of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to include the Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Chechen Republic in the list of "foreign agents" will be challenged in court. This was announced by Mikail Ezhaev, the leader of the non-commercial organization (NCO).

Today in the afternoon, shooting was heard in the neighourhood of Makhachkala named Novy Khushet, said local residents. According to their story, power agents made house-by-house inspections and checked documents.

Since the end of last week, Azerbaijan faces a shortage of US dollars and euros. The demand for foreign currencies has risen sharply against the background of falling oil prices, a sharp depreciation of Russian rouble and Turkish lira, and the people's anticipation of the new depreciation of national currency increases.

In Kuban, 118 candidates run for the posts of heads of rural and 27 urban communities. 2803 persons have been nominated for candidates to deputies of representative bodies of municipalities and rural communities; and, according to the Election Commission of the Krasnodar Territory, 566 candidates have been nominated to the Krasnodar City Duma.

According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the special operation in the neighbourhood of Makhachkala named Novy Khushet resulted in the murder of Abdul Kurbanov, the leader of the "Makhachkala" militant grouping, and two other militants; also, and OMON (riot police) fighter was wounded.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has granted the investigators’ petition to extend by three months the custody of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, Shagid Gubashev and Khamzat Bakhaev.

The Moscow Basmanny Court has accepted the request of a figurant in Boris Nemtsov’s murder case to ban any approach of strangers to him in the courthouse.

In Nartkala, teachers of the House of Children's Creativity merged by the local art school are allowed to continue their professional duties in case they sign consent to the reorganization of their House. The teachers treat the actions of the new managers as pressure, and the acting director believes that she only executes the reorganization algorithm.

Systematic cuts of gas supply to Derbent houses occur without warning, the townspeople report.

The 64th birthday of Akhmat Kadyrov, the father of the current Chechen leader, was accompanied by religious and sporting events, solemn assemblies, and a theatrical performance, directed against the departure of young people to the war in Syria.

Continuation of the pleadings and the final speeches of the defendants in the Amirov's case; special operation, assassination of the district police inspector, and attack on OMON fighter in Dagestan; protest actions in Armenia and clashes between protesters and policemen, see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 17-23, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported about four dead and 15 wounded Azerbaijani soldiers. Azerbaijan, in its turn, announced the killing five and wounding eight enemy soldiers.

During the week from August 17 to August 23, 2015, at least 12 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, including eight killed and four wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by of the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.