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Russia - Caucasus

Lingering insurgency in Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Dagestan

Summary

Russian troops established control of Chechnya in large-scale fighting in 2000; from 2000 to 2009 an insurgency was active. The insurgency continues at a small scale.
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Stats:

Fund for Peace (FfP) Failed States Index: 79.7 Warning (worst is 120)
HIIK Conflict Barometer 2008: 4
WFP Hunger Map: 2 % undernourished (overall for Russia)
Economist Intelligence Unit Sovereign Ratings: Rating BBB
International Crisis Group Crisis Watch: Unchanged
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news.com.au Man shot by FBI 'not a violent person' 05/23
vancouversun.com Father of Chechen immigrant shot during Boston Marathon bombings probe regrets he left home 05/23
straitstimes.com Pro-Chechen Turkish businessman shot dead in Ankara 05/23
panorama.am Chechnya's honorary consul assassinated in Turkey 05/23
panorama.am Manuel Petrosyan wins Armenian Regional Championship 05/23
vancouversun.com Pro-Chechen businessman shot dead in Turkey's capital 05/23
yahoo.com Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital 05/23
panorama.am PSRC representative: Gas price to be set at AMD 156 per cubic meter 05/23
csmonitor.com London murder highlights 'lone wolf' terrorist concerns 05/23
upi.com Fatal FBI shooting in Orlando linked to Boston bomb suspect 05/22
en.rian.ru FBI Kills Man in Boston Bombing Probe – Reports 05/22
guardian.co.uk Man shot dead by FBI knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, friend says 05/22
en.rian.ru Steven Seagal ‘Almost Chechen’ - Kadyrov 05/22
dailytimes.com.pk Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters 05/22
independent.co.uk Don’t mention the human rights abuses! When Gérard Depardieu and Liz Hurley went to Chechnya 05/22
dailymail.co.uk Ibragim Todashev: FBI agent fatally shoots suspect in Orlando 'who knew Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev' 05/22
rferl.org Moscow Says Top Islamist Militant Killed 05/21
themoscowtimes.com 2 Suspected Militants Killed in Ingushetia 05/21
upi.com Five head to trial in slaying of Russian reporter Politkovskaya 05/21
reuters.com Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters 05/21
reuters.com Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent 05/21
telegraph.co.uk Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov welcomes Gerard Depardieu and Elizabeth Hurley to Grozny 05/21
en.rian.ru Depardieu Movie Filmed in Chechnya to Be Shown at Yearend 05/21
voanews.com Russia Says Senior Islamist Insurgent Killed 05/21
rferl.org Politkovskaya Case Sent To Court For Trial 05/21
reuters.com Russia says two rebels killed in North Caucasus 05/21
en.rian.ru Policeman Killed, Soldier Wounded in Russia’s Dagestan 05/21
themoscowtimes.com New Case Into Politkovskaya Killing Goes to Court 05/21
reuters.com Boston bomb brothers more American than Chechen: Depardieu 05/21
realclearworld.com Syrian Intervention Would Be a Minefield 05/20
reuters.com Car bombs kill eight in Russia's Dagestan: investigators 05/20
vancouversun.com Car bomb and second explosion killed at least 3 people in Russia's province of Dagestan 05/20
foxnews.com Explosions kill 4 in Russia's restive Dagestan 05/20
ndtv.com Dagestan bombs kill three, two dead in shootout near Moscow 05/20
themoscowtimes.com Car Bombs Kill at Least 2 in Dagestan 05/20
eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 13-19 05/20
foxnews.com 2 dead, 20 injured in explosions in Dagestan, Russia 05/20
straitstimes.com The Times foreign editor 'Rick' Beeston dies, age 50 05/19
guardian.co.uk Times foreign editor Richard Beeston dies of cancer 05/19
turkishweekly.net Separatism in Eurasia: Grassroots growing in the wrong direction 05/18
en.rian.ru Filming Begins in Chechnya of Movie Starring Depardieu 05/18
panorama.am BigCaucasus’ survey: Armenian men will protect Karabakh and will go even further 05/18
bbc.co.uk Russian cult film director dies 05/18
turkishweekly.net Tsarnaev met with aide to Chechen rebel leader before Boston attack - reports 05/17
en.rian.ru Police Officer Wounded in Ingushetia Suicide Bombing 05/17
panorama.am BigCaucasus about how Armenian volunteers defeated Chechen mercenaries in Karabakh who fought for Azerbaijan 05/17
rferl.org Depardieu To Act In Two Movies Made In Chechnya 05/16
yahoo.com MARATHON BOMBERS ARE PART OF LARGER PICTURE 05/16
telegraph.co.uk Boston bomber wrote note blaming wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 05/16
realclearworld.com Two Centuries of Chechnya Conflict 05/16
eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru In Chechnya, combat engineers clear 240 hectares of land within 1.5 months 05/16
sky.com Syria: Civilians Come Under Fire From Rebels 05/15
globalsecurity.org Russia Expels U.S. Embassy Employee For Spy Recruitment 05/15
eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru "Le Monde": Gerard Depardieu to play role of Akhmat Kadyrov in film about restoration of Grozny 05/15
nationalpost.com Caught red-handed: Russia releases alleged U.S. spying letter after arresting CIA agency 05/14
rferl.org Russia Orders Alleged CIA Spy To Leave 05/14
upi.com U.S. State Department, Boston police join forces 05/14
rferl.org Islamic Separatist Commander Goes On Trial In North Caucasus 05/13
themoscowtimes.com Police Kill 8 Suspected Militants in Caucasus 05/12
en.rian.ru Police, Civilian Killed in Dagestan Shooting 05/11
strategypage.com RUSSIA: Seeking A Kinder And Gentler Tyrant 05/11
jamestown.org Dagestan’s Bloodshed Continues To Grow 05/10
aina.org Obama Pushes Funds for Islamists --- Trashes Their Christian Victims 05/09
turkishweekly.net Russian police officers brutalize other police 05/09
csmonitor.com Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried: Unidentified person steps up (+video) 05/09
jamestown.org Radicalization of Tsarnaev Brothers Likely Did Not Occur in Chechnya 05/09
mypetjawa.mu.nu Boston Bomber 'Buried' At Undisclosed Site 05/09
rferl.org Militants Killed In Daghestan, Kabardino-Balkaria 05/09
en.rian.ru Chechen War Criminal's Killer Gets 15 Years in Jail 05/07
ndtv.com Chechnya strongman calls Boston bombing suspects 'devils' 05/06
eurasianet.org Leaflets Supporting Boston Bombing Suspect Appear in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan 05/06
sky.com Boston Bombing: Georgia Denies Terror Training 05/05
rferl.org Kadyrov: Chechnya 'Safer Than England' 05/04
csmonitor.com $900,000 per inmate: World's most expensive prison (+video) 05/04
bombaynews.net LeT training militants in Chechnya 05/04
rt.com Tsarnaev support leaflets spring up in Chechnya, Kyrgyzstan, stir controversy 05/03
spiegel.de Conspiracy Theories in Kyrgyzstan: Accounts Tie Boston Bombers' Family to Mafia 05/03
theawl.com College Kids Are Worse Now 04/19
guardian.co.uk Chechnya connections build picture of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 04/19
yahoo.com Were Boston Bombers Lone Wolves or Long Arm of al-Qaida? 04/19
huffingtonpost.com Anya Schmemann: What Boston Bombers' Chechen Ties May Mean for U.S.-Russia Relations 04/19
jamestown.org A Preliminary Profile of the Boston Bombers: The Tsarnaev Brothers 04/19
nationalgeographic.com Boston Bombing Suspects Put Chechnya in Spotlight 04/19
huffingtonpost.com Media Turns To Chechnya As Boston Manhunt Continues 04/19
news24.com Show me proof, aunt of suspects insists 04/19
news24.com Suspect was at university after blasts 04/19
upi.com Dad says Boston suspects were framed for bombing 04/19
foreignpolicy.com Boston Common - By Dmitri Trenin 04/19
cfr.org What Boston Bombers’ Chechen Ties May Mean for U.S.-Russia Relations 04/19
voanews.com Experts Caution Against Rushing to Conclusions in Boston Bombings 04/19
news24.com Manhunt turns Boston into ghost city 04/19
csmonitor.com Fundamentalism and the Chechens' fighting history 04/19
usatoday.com War-torn Caucasus may be at root of the brothers' rage 04/19
realclearworld.com Chechnya, Jihad & al-Qaeda 04/19
realclearworld.com The Story Behind the Bombers 04/19
scmp.com AP sources: Boston bomb suspects from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least 1 year 04/19
news24.com Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified 04/19
themoscowtimes.com Dagestani Brothers Linked to Boston Bombings 04/19
yahoo.com 1 of 2 Mass. bomb suspects dead; suburbs shut down 04/19
nationalpost.com Boston shut down as one bombing suspect dead, one on the run 04/19