On October 19-25, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

During the week of October 19-25, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or victims in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Special and counterterrorist operations

On October 23, law enforcers conducted their regular raid near the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. They stopped cars and recorded personal data of both drivers and passengers.

Detentions

On October 21, employees of the FSB, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) detained two natives of the Stavropol Territory, who took part in the August 1999 attack on the settlements of the Botlikh District of Dagestan.

On October 23, the Russian FSB reported that in the Malokarachaevsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia and in the Dagestani cities of Makhachkala, Kaspiysk and Izberbash, two units of the extremist organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra", banned in Russia by the court, with a total number of more than 20 members, were suppressed. Six detainees were arrested – four placed into custody, and two – under house arrest.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 26, 2020 at 05:00 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.