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Residents of the city of Baksan, Kabardino-Balkaria, have addressed their letter to President of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov, Ombudsman Boris Zumakulov and Head of Public Human Rights Centre Valery Khatazhukov. They ask for help that their sons, who are wanted, were not killed, but arrested alive and tried according to Russian laws depending on the degree of their guilt.

One law enforcement officer perished and ten of his colleagues were wounded during a special operation aimed to search a militant conducted in Chechnya since September 24. This was reported by the Investigatory Department (ID) for Chechnya of the Russian ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office). Local experts believe that the large-scale operation was a sort of Kadyrov's response to the militants' attack on Tsentoroi village, Kurchaloi District, in late August.

In Northern Caucasus, on September 25, FSB officers detained one of the leaders of the Ingush branch of "Imarat Kavkaz" acting in Ingushetia, the PR centre of the FSB said today. According to the centre, the name of the detainee is Khashagulgov, Issa Lokhanovich.

On September 7, in Ekazhevo village, Nazran District of Ingushetia, agents of some unidentified power agency kidnapped Rustam Maksharipovich Dzeitov, born in 1982. This was stated by his brother Ruslan Dzeitov, who has addressed today his written application to the representative office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Nazran.

Today, the Khamovniki Court of Moscow continued the trial under the slander claim lodged by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial". The court listened to evidences of Tamara Kagirova, a member of the Public Chamber of Chechnya. The other declared witness of the prosecution - Human Rights Ombudsman Nurdi Nukhazhiev - failed to appear in the courtroom.

On September 15, 2010, in Semender settlement in Makhachkala, Ramazan Sakhratulaevich Gamzatov was kidnapped, allegedly, by some power agents. His relatives addressed for help to human rights defenders.

According to a local representative of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (STSI), four people perished and five were injured, a nine months old baby and a child of four among them, as a result of a road traffic accident in Kochiubey district of Stavropol region.

On September 26, in the foothill Shali District of Chechnya, two local residents were detained; according to law enforcement officers, they had kidnapped and forcibly kept a local resident.

The stuff of Plenipotentiary under the President in North-Caucasian Federal district are creating a TV channel devoted to Northern Caucasus in cooperation with the All-Russian TV and radio broadcasting company (ARTRC), Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary in the district under the President reported at the meeting with representatives of the leading mass media in Northern Caucasus on September, 24.

In the South-West of Chechnya Said-Arbi Tsurayev, a local resident, a famous singer's brother, was detained for suspicion of involvement in armed underground's activities, according to the information from his relations who are sure of his innocence. Law enforcement bodies of the republic have produced no comment on this message, however they reported detention of two supposed gunmen who had attempted to commit an act of terror.

Our source in law enforcement agencies reported that last night two strangers in the settlement of Leninkent, Karadudakhken district of Dagestan, fired a shot at a local militia inspector, his wife and daughter.

According to Press service of Armenian Ministry of foreign affairs, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon states his view for withdrawal of the snipers from the front line positions in the zone of Nagorno-Karabakh confrontation.

The government of Russia has decided to render humanitarian help to Armenia: 5000 tons of food wheat and 1000 tons of refined sunflower oil. The foodstuffs are already arriving to Armenia.

Khadishadji Magomedov, administration head of Chirkata village, Gumbet District of Dagestan, was beaten. He was attacked by supporters of one of the candidates to the post of the head of this village, the unit on duty of the Gumbet ROVD (District Interior Division) asserts.

As stated by power agents, four suspected militants were liquidated in a special operation conducted in Makhachkala. Two employees of law enforcement bodies were also lost.

Patimat Magomedova, director of the school in Shamkhal village in Dagestan, assassinated in the evening on September 23, had repeatedly received threats, her relatives report.

The sum of 5.1 million roubles was allotted from the reserve fund of the head of North Ossetia for rendering lump sum material aid to families of casualties and victims. The money has been already paid to 10 families of the casualties - 3 million roubles in total.

The law enforcement bodies have reported that they managed to identify the terrorist-suicide bomber, who shelled on September 24 the building of the local division of the Department of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau of Russia) and then blew himself up at the building of the security service in the city of Nartkala in Kabardino-Balkaria: it was Oleg Mizov, who was earlier in search.

The Supreme Court of North Ossetia has sentenced Eduard Gobozov, a Russian citizen and head of the division of army service and safety of the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia, to 10 years of imprisonment after he was found guilty of espionage in favour of Georgia.

On September 24, as a result of a self-explosion of a terrorist-suicide bomber in Makhachkala 26 persons were injured, the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan report.