Insurgency in the North Caucasus
2009–2017 low-level armed conflict in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The insurgency in the North Caucasus (Russian: Борьба с терроризмом на Северном Кавказе) was a low-level armed conflict between Russia and militants associated with the Caucasus Emirate and, from June 2015, the Islamic State, in the North Caucasus.[9][14][15][16] It followed the (Russian-proclaimed) official end of the decade-long Second Chechen War on 16 April 2009.[17] It attracted volunteers from the MENA region, Western Europe, and Central Asia.[18] The Russian legislation considers the Second Chechen War and the insurgency described in this article as the same "counter-terrorist operations on the territory of the North Caucasus region".[19]
Insurgency in the North Caucasus | |||||||
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Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict, post-Soviet conflicts and the War against the Islamic State (from 2014) | |||||||
Top: FSB of Russia during a special operation in Makhachkala, Dagestan, during which a militant was killed and two terrorist attacks were prevented.
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Belligerents | |||||||
Caucasus Emirate List
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Vladimir Putin (2012–17) Dmitry Medvedev (2009–12) Sergey Shoygu (2012–17) Anatoliy Serdyukov (2009–12) Valery Gerasimov (2012–17) Nikolai Makarov (2009–12) Oleg Salyukov (2014–17) Vladimir Chirkin (2012–14) Aleksandr Postnikov (2010–12) Vladimir Boldyrev (2009–10) Ramzan Kadyrov (2009–17) Vladimir Vasilyev (2017) Ramazan Abdulatipov (2013–17) Magomedsalam Magomedov (2010–13) Mukhu Aliyev (2009–10) Yunus-bek Yevkurov (2009–17) Yury Kokov (2013–17) Arsen Kanokov (2009–13) Rashid Temrezov (2011–17) Boris Ebzeyev (2009–11) Vyacheslav Bitarov (2016–17) Tamerlan Aguzarov (2015–16) Taymuraz Mamsurov (2009–15) |
Dokka Umarov † Rustam Asildarov † (Emir of IS in the North Caucasus) Aslan Byutukayev † (Commander of Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Undisclosed 10 groups 16 groups 3 groups 5 groups none |
~600 fighters (government claim, January 2013) ~40 operating groups in the North Caucasus:[citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,139–1,170 killed[10] 2,313–2,677 wounded[11] |
2,329 killed 2,744 captured[12] | ||||||
632 civilians killed (2010–2017)[13] |
The insurgency became relatively dormant in its later years.[15][16] During its peak, the violence was mostly concentrated in the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Occasional incidents happened in surrounding regions, such as North Ossetia–Alania, Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai, and Volgograd Oblast.
While the insurgency was officially declared over on 19 December 2017 when FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov announced the final elimination of the insurgent underground in the North Caucasus,[20] counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus have not ended.[19]