Caucasus
– 5 SUICIDE BOMBERS ROCKED CHECHNYA
At least four policemen have been killed in up to five suicide bomb attacks in the capital of Russia's mainly Muslim republic of Chechnya, Grozny, on Friday 08/21/2009. Continue reading
– CAUCASUS DETERIORATION
On Monday 08/17/2009, 20 police officers were killed in Ingushetia’s main city Nazran, in a sophisticated car bomb attack. Continue reading
– 19 KILLED IN INGUSHETIA SUICIDE BOMBING
At least 19 police officers have been killed and more than 50 others wounded, on Monday 08/17/2009, in a suspected suicide attack on a police station in Russia's southern Ingushetia region. Continue reading
– VIOLENCE FLARES IN THE CAUCASUS
At least four policemen and two gunmen have been killed in a gun battle in Chechnya, on Friday 08/14/2009, in the latest sign that violence in Russia's Caucasus region is escalating. Continue reading
– INGUSHETIAN MINISTER KILLED
A construction minister in Ingushetia, in the volatile Russian Caucasus, Ruslan Amerkhanov has been shot dead, on Wednesday 08/12/2009, in his office, police say. Continue reading
– AMERICAN COMPLEXITY
Already before US President Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow, on 07/06/2009, Russia made two gestures to USA. Continue reading
– 9 CECHEN POLICEMEN KILLED IN INGUSHETIA
Up to nine Chechen police officers have been gunned down in the Russian region of Ingushetia, on Saturday 07/04/2009, Russian news agencies said. Continue reading
– INGUSHETIA’S PRESIDENT SURVIVED BOMBING
The president of Caucasian Russian republic of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been left in a critical condition after an attempt on his life on Monday 06/22/2009 morning. Continue reading
– AMIRASLAN ISKANDAROV
Amiraslan Iskandarov served with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan in 1999-2003, where was trained in fabrication and use of explosive devices, and poison-gas for mass destruction. Continue reading
– SALMAN RADUYEV
Salman Raduyev was born on 02/13/1967 near Gudermes in Eastern Chechnya. As a teen-ager he was active in the Communist Youth Movement - the Komsomol. Continue reading