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On December 17 and 18, the attacks on policemen and shootouts in Chechnya were organized by militants of the "Islamic State" (IS). This was declared by the statement released by the "Islamic State", banned in Russia by court and recognized as a terrorist organization.

The father of Akhmad Akrashev, one of the killed men involved in shootouts with law enforcers in Grozny on December 17 and 18, perished in Grozny during a special operation carried out against militants in 2005. Istamul Mamaev and Ibragim Mazhaev, two other men involved in the shootout, were put on police prevention registration lists. The killed Islam Altemirov was a student of a Saratov institution of higher education, and he arrived in the Chechen capital on December 14. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the local police.

In 2016, the second phase of the Bzugu wastewater purification plant was not completed, although the authorities promised to commission it back in 2014, environmentalists and activists of Sochi have stated. According to their version, the Bzugu facilities are the "last protracted Olympic object."

The oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) has called on the Georgian Parliament to adopt a resolution in connection with the events in Aleppo; and the UNM has brought in a respective draft.

Magomet Kushtov, a native of Ingushetia, had been accused of kidnapping in 1999 of Laura Lichtman, an Israeli citizen, because of investigators' error, his relatives told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The attack on policemen and shootouts in Chechnya indicate the presence of people in the republic, who can activate for committing sabotage actions and who are disgruntled with actions of Chechen authorities, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Today, the judge, who is running the case of citizens of Azerbaijan, accused of riots in the settlement of Nardaran, has dismissed over 50 defence's motions; in particular, he refused to admit the defendants to the trial. In protest against his actions, all the defendants went on hunger strike.

Alexander Grebenschikov, the First Deputy Governor of the Rostov Region, has visited Gukovo, where he met miners of the "Kingcoal" Company.

After the attacks on law enforcers, committed in Grozny, power agents detained dozens of relatives and friends of the attackers, relatives of detainees, who asked not to reveal their names, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Today, the Armenia's Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld the verdict to Valery Permyakov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a family in Gyumri.

The four persons killed in Grozny on December 18 have been identified. All of them took part in killing policemen in the Staropromyslovsky District of Grozny, said a local law enforcement source.

During the week of December 12-18, 2016, 15 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 were killed, and four others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In the post-Soviet space, labour migration has become a usual way of life for millions of people. Of them, a large part is represented by natives of the South Caucasian countries. Meanwhile, Russia demonstrates tough approach to the status of migrants, while the countries, which natives leave them in search for jobs, do too little to protect their citizens abroad. This was announced by the Anti-Discrimination Centre "Memorial".

While reporting the results of the completed special operation, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that in Grozny, seven militants were killed, four others were detained.

Ibragim Mazhaev, an 18-year-old man involved in an attack on policemen, was killed during a special operation held in the Groznyvillage of Andreevskaya Dolina. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement authorities.

Four policemen were killed by suspects involved in an attack on policemen in Grozny. The police launched the interception plan in the city. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the law enforcement authorities. According to law enforcers, they managed to cordon off a group of militants in the Staropromyslovsky District.

The shootout of December 17 at the centre of Grozny has become at least the fourth since early 2016 and the seventh since early 2015 armed clash between law enforcers and militants in Chechnya. As a result of those seven incidents, 22 people, declared militants, were killed and two others were injured, and 21 law enforcers were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot". For the fourth year in a row, in December, in southern regions of Russia, militants declare themselves loud attacks and terror acts.

Rustam Aptaev, a 36-year-old resident of Grozny, detained on December 13 by believers of a mosque in the village of Ali-Yurt in Ingushetia for the attempted murder of Isa Tsechoev, a well-known Islamic preacher, and brought to a police station, is being subjected to torture, since law enforcers force him to incriminate himself. This was reported by detainee's defenders and relatives.

As a result of a shootout in Grozny, four militants were killed and two others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Besides, an inspector of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) was injured. This was reported by Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

As a result of an armed clash in the capital of Chechnya, six people were killed. According to preliminary information, one of the casualties is the 18-year-old Ibragim Mazhaev.