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Relatives of Tarkhan Batirashvili (Abu Omar al-Shishani), a field commander of the "Islamic State", recognized as a terrorist organization, have refused to confirm the information about his killing.

The repeated psychological and psychiatric examination of Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of committing a mass murder in Gyumri, has been completed. He is again found sane.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced this morning in several districts of Ingushetia, has been cancelled. In the course of the special operation, law enforcers discovered a terrorist base.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has sentenced local resident Ibyadullakh Kuduev to 5 years of imprisonment for involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).

The operational headquarters for Dagestan has cancelled the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District, where law enforcers launched a special operation on 10 October.

Three militants were killed in an armed clash in Ingushetia. The active phase of the special operation is underway, an officer of the operational headquarters in Ingushetia reports. The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has confirmed the information.

On October 10 and 11, the Azerbaijani side intensively violated the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone with the use of mortar launchers and a rocket launcher. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Tarkhan Batirashvili (Umar ash-Shishani), a field commander of the "Islamic State" (IS), declared a terrorist organization, was killed in the air attack of the Iraqi Air Force. This was reported by Iranian news agency "IRNA".

Taita Yunusova, a Chechen human rights defender, whose kidnapping was reported at night of October 10, is at home. According to her, she spent that night with her sick female relative.

The protests against the increase of energy tariffs have contributed to the improvement in the Armenian energy system and solution of the accumulated problems. This opinion was expressed by political analyst Manvel Sargsyan.

In the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, the police register relatives of suspected militants and collect full dossiers for their identification.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced in the town of Karabulak and a number of residential settlements in the Nazran District.

During the week of October 5-11, 2015, at least 12 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, eight persons 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 course of the special operation held in the Dagestani village of Gimry, Ruslan Ibragimov, Akhmed Abdurakhmanov, and Shamil Shamilov, three members of a local grouping of militants, were killed. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

Makhachkala holds the festivities to celebrate the 158th anniversary of the city. The festivities include concerts, exhibitions, and sport events.

A new ski piste in the area of "Gara-Bashi"-"Mir" has been built in the course of the preparation for the new winter ski season on Mount Elbrus.

Residents of the village of Kumli of the Nogai District of Dagestan have held a rally with the demand to stop the criminal proceedings against local resident Ruslan Nasyrov, who was detained by law enforcers.

The regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced five days ago in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan has been cancelled this evening. Till present, law enforcers have not yet reported on the results of the operation.

An agent of the owner of the team "Toro Rosso", which driver has been involved in the today's accident, criticizes the safety system on the Sochi Autodrom track. According to Advisor to the President of the Russian Automobile Federation, diesel fuel was spilled on the track prior to the accident, and that fact could affect the safety of the races.

In Sochi, the expenses for the maintenance of the facilities built for the 2014 Olympic Games are mainly born by the budgets of the city and the region, and the expenses spend for the maintenance still exceed the revenues generated from their operation. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".