Aug
29

Caucasus News Update – Ten suspected guerrillas, one policeman killed in Caucasus

Ten suspected guerrillas, one policeman killed in Caucasus
Russian forces killed 10 suspected guerrillas, including one of the plotters of the March Moscow metro bombings that killed 40 people, officials said Saturday.

New bloodshed in volatile Caucasus region
There has been more bloodshed in Russia’s North Caucasus region over the weekend, with at least 28 militants and four policemen killed in clashes, according to Russian security services.

12 militants killed in Russia’s Chechnya
Twelve militants were killed early Sunday in a special operation conducted in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, said republic leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Suspected rebels killed in Chechnya
Twelve suspected militants and two law enforcement officers have died in a shoot-out in Chechnya.

Medvedev says special operations in N Caucasus produce good results
GORKI, August 28 (Itar-Tass) — President Dmitry Medvedev said the special operations in the North Caucasus in August produced good results and caused heavy damage to criminal underworld.

12 suspected rebels killed in Chechnya
Twelve suspected militants and two law enforcement officers have died in a shoot-out in Chechnya in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus.

Ten rebels die in Caucasus clashes: report
Russian troops killed at least 10 rebels in the North Caucasus in the past two days in two operations in the mainly Muslim region, Russian media said on Saturday.

14 militants, 2 policeman killed in shoot-outs in Russia’s restive North Caucasus
At least 14 suspected militants and two police officers were killed during security raids in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus, police said Saturday.

12 Chechen rebels shot dead on village raid
Chechen police killed 12 rebels yesterday as they repulsed a raid on the Moscow-backed president’s home village, authorities said, in an attack that broke a period of relative calm in the Russian republic.