Mairbek Vatchagaev
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The Chechens Fighting for the Islamic State in Mosul
Analysts who have followed developments in Syria and Iraq have increasingly paid attention to the presence of Chechen fighters in the area since 2013. An influx of large numbers of Chechen militants to Syria created conditions for the appearance of ethnicity-based Chechen armed groups. Over time, individuals from the former Soviet Union republics joined groups founded by Chechen militants. … → Read More
Random Deaths Increasingly Frequent, as Innocent Civilians Mistaken for Rebels in Dagestan
At 10:30 PM, on August 5, in the Dagestani village of Karamakhi, police on patrol came under attack ... → Read More
Russian Observers Fail to Understand What Is Radicalizing North Caucasian Youth
For the past month, several events happened in Moscow related to the problem of radicalization of No... → Read More
Yevkurov Tries to Paper Over Ingushetia’s Sufi-Salafist Rift
Tensions between two Russian regions, Chechnya and Ingushetia, tend to oscillate, with top officials... → Read More
Sixteen Rebels Killed in North Caucasus in Just One Week
After the armed Islamist underground movement in southern Dagestan lost ten militants, including the... → Read More
Russian Authorities Destroy Southern Dagestani Jamaat
Russian security services conducted a special operation, on June 16–17, against militants in souther... → Read More
Disappearances in Dagestan Connected to Police Campaign Against Salafists
The Memorial human rights center has monitored the situation in the North Caucasus since the start o... → Read More
Rebels in Ingushetia Step up Their Activities
The end of May–beginning of June turned out to be quite a tense period in Ingushetia, with the armed... → Read More
Russian Authorities Appear to Exaggerate Level of IS Activity
On May 21, Russian media reported that a group of young people with ties to the so-called Islamic St... → Read More
Sufi-Salafist Tension Rises as Insurgent Violence Decreases in North Caucasus
A well-known and popular Salafist preacher, Khamzat Chumakov, continues to spark controversy in Ingu... → Read More
Russian Authorities Appear to Exaggerate Level of IS Activity
On May 21, Russian media reported that a group of young people with ties to the so-called Islamic St... → Read More
In New Video, Georgian-Born Muslim al-Shishani Discusses Russian Presence in Syria
Muslim al-Shishani is the nom de guerre of Murad Margoshvili, commander of the Junud al-Sham (“Soldi... → Read More
Police Suffer Losses in Islamic State–Inspired Attack in Southern Dagestan
A recent police operation against militants in the Dagestani city of Derbent was so bloody that even... → Read More
Insurgents in Chechnya Down, but Not Out
Over the past several years, there have not been many reports from Chechnya regarding insurgent acti... → Read More
Insurgent Violence in Dagestan Lower Than in Previous Years, but Still Frequent
The Dagestani authorities’ reassurances that the intensity of rebel violence in the republic is decl... → Read More
Russian Media Grossly Exaggerates Level of Support for Islamic State in Europe’s Chechen Diaspora
Russian media coverage of the Islamic State (IS) continues to expand. Earlier, the Russian press pri... → Read More
Can Adygea Continue to Avoid Problems Related to the Spread of Radical Islam?
The Republic of Adygea is located in the middle of the northwestern Caucasus, in the watershed of th... → Read More
Islamic State Continues to Gain Influence in Southern Russia
Karachaevo-Cherkessia, a mountainous republic in the northwestern Caucasus, has long been out of the... → Read More
Kabardino-Balkaria’s Governor Says Militants Returning From Syria Represent Real Threat
In Kabardino-Balkaria, as in other republics of the North Caucasus, public debate intensifies from t... → Read More
Ingush Authorities Offer Rosy Picture of Fight Against Terrorism
In his recent speech, the head of the Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, said that several ... → Read More