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Chechen court posthumously convicts Daghestanis ‘killed in special operation’

The men’s family and defence lawyers insist the men were kidnapped and murdered by the authorities and that the special operation never took place.

Chechen court posthumously convicts Daghestanis ‘killed in special operation’

The men’s family and defence lawyers insist the men were kidnapped and murdered by the authorities and that the special operation never took place.

Two killed in ‘counterterror operation’ in Kabardino-Balkaria

The authorities claimed the men were members of the ‘radical Islamist underground’.

Two killed in ‘counterterror operation’ in Kabardino-Balkaria

The authorities claimed the men were members of the ‘radical Islamist underground’.

The disappeared men in Daghestan’s ‘fake war on terror’

Families of many slain Daghestani ‘militants’ say their loved ones were kidnapped by the authorities.

The disappeared men in Daghestan’s ‘fake war on terror’

By Saida Vagabova

Families of many slain Daghestani ‘militants’ say their loved ones were kidnapped by the authorities.

Ingush man detained by FSB turns up dead

Witnesses and relatives say 30-year-old Ibragim Aliyev was beaten and forced to sign a document before being taken into custody.

Ingush man detained by FSB turns up dead

Witnesses and relatives say 30-year-old Ibragim Aliyev was beaten and forced to sign a document before being taken into custody.

The last battle of ‘one-handed Akhmed’

Following the 22 November counterterror siege in Tbilisi, questions remain over what a notorious Islamic State leader was doing in Georgia.

The last battle of ‘one-handed Akhmed’

By Dosh

Following the 22 November counterterror siege in Tbilisi, questions remain over what a notorious Islamic State leader was doing in Georgia.

Questions in Pankisi, after Georgian Security Services kill teen

As the number of arrests after Tbilisi’s counterterror siege grows, the killing by security forces of a 19-year-old in Pankisi has caused controversy.

Questions in Pankisi, after Georgian Security Services kill teen

By Luka Pertaia

As the number of arrests after Tbilisi’s counterterror siege grows, the killing by security forces of a 19-year-old in Pankisi has caused controversy.

Brother of Moscow Metro bomber killed in Daghestan

Ilyas Sharipov, the brother of suicide bomber Maryam Sharipova, was killed in a counterterror operation in Gumbet District.

Brother of Moscow Metro bomber killed in Daghestan

Ilyas Sharipov, the brother of suicide bomber Maryam Sharipova, was killed in a counterterror operation in Gumbet District.