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The body of Mairbek Kaitukov, the head of the administration of the village of Khod of the Alagir District was found with multiple stab wounds. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of North Ossetia.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced a resolution concerning the complaint filed by relatives of Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Makhachkala, kidnapped on June 25, 2010, whose fate is still unknown. The complainants are granted compensation for moral damages in the amount of 60,000 euros.

The special operation ongoing in the village of Zayukovo has become the third such event in the Baksan District of KBR in 2015. In June, the regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) was introduced in the vicinity of the village of Atazhukino, and in July in the area between the city of Baksan and the village of Dygulybgei.

Investigators have put on the wanted list Gasan Mamedyarov, Robert Melikov, and Magomedali Murliev accused of killing hunters in the Suleiman-Stalsky District. According to the updated information of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), three persons were killed, including Lamet Ibragimov, Zakidin Metkhanov, and Gadjimet Yurkuliev.

In the vicinity of the village of Zayukovo of the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), where the regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced today, law enforcers have found militants. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) reports the winners in the contest of the projects submitted by NGOs on the subjects of Cossacks, ethnic and religious relations. Today, organizers start accepting applications for the new contest for socially-oriented NGOs.

In Akhtubinsk, apart from the demand of full payment of wage arrears by the municipal enterprise (MP) "Akhtuba ATP" (auto transport company), participants of the hunger strike insist on the resumption of the enterprise's operation. They welcomed the information about the possible dismissal of the ATP director.

A counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been started in the village of Zayukovo of the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). The CTO regime was introduced at 5:00 a.m. Moscow time.

The case against Magomed Labazanov accused of involvement in an armed formation not stipulated by the federal law has been sent to the court.

In the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, five hunters were killed in the forest, since they occasionally run against a camp of militants, a law enforcer reports. According to him, four local residents are suspected of the murder.

The decision of the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) to recognize illegal the refusal of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to open a criminal case of abuse of power committed by Stavropol policemen during the special operation held in Grozny has come into conflict with the verdict pronounced by the court in Essentuki.

The police are advised to take additional measures to ensure the safety on September 24, when Muslims celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Human rights defenders from the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Russian human rights organizations demand to carry out the investigation into the death of a resident of Ingushetia after his questioning at the Investigating Committee of Chechnya. The fact of the death was reported to the human rights defenders by the wife of the deceased man.

Power agents believe that the discovered hidings and shelter were arranged by militants from the criminal grouping led by field commander Beslan Makhauri and operating near the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has scheduled for September 24 the consideration of the motion for extension of the arrest of the head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan.

The Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Electric Grids of Armenia" cannot be unprofitable. This opinion was expressed by Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Political analyst Andrias Gukasyan believes that the sale of the company may turn into international corruption scandal.

Results of the elections held on the single voting day in the regions of Southern Russia; verdict of guilty to former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava; celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Derbent; scandalous ICA Congress in Nalchik; hunger strike demanding payment of wages in Akhtubinsk; suspicion of abuse of power against the GIBDD Department Chief of the Rostov Region, ­ see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 14-20, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

An explosion has occurred in the yard of the house of Magomed Buzurtanov, the former Chief Physician of the Malgobek Central Republic’s Hospital (CRH), who became involved in the case of embezzlement of budget funds on a large scale.

During the week of September 14-20, 2015, at least 11 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, at least 10 persons were killed, and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Guests of Derbent, who came to celebrate the 2000th city's anniversary, complained about the problems with movement through the city centre and the work of catering points and shops. A number of local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" said the city held a good celebration.