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Clash between Russian security forces and Ingush militants in Karabulak From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2024 Karabulak clash was a deadly stand-off between Russian security services and a cell of Ingush militants, claimed by Russian authorities to be affiliated with Islamic State – Caucasus Province.[1] The incident was the most significant clash in years regarding the Islamic insurgencies in the North Caucasus.
2024 Karabulak clash | |||||||
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Part of the Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus | |||||||
Bed sheets tied together, along which the militants tried to escape. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Islamic State – Caucasus Province (Russian claim)[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Ingush militant cell | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 police officers wounded (allegedly)[2] |
5–6 militants killed[2] 1 civilian killed (allegedly)[1][2] |
A cell of six militants, of whom half were wanted by Russian authorities for a previous attack in 2022,[1] barricaded themselves in a third-floor apartment, engaging in a lengthy firefight with Russian special forces.[3] Small-arms fire and explosives were exchanged between government and militant forces for hours continuously. A counter-terrorism operation regime was declared in Karabulak,[4] and the surrounding streets were consequently blocked off, as residents of the apartment complex were evacuated to a nearby school.[1]
By noon of 3 March, TASS reported that the firefight was effectively over and that the militants were all killed,[3] though Russian independent sources claimed that government forces also sustained casualties, and a bystander was killed.[1][2]
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