16:00, 9 August 2012

On July 30-August 5, 18 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

For the week from July 30 to August 5, 2012, at least 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons perished and 7 more were wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

The death toll includes four law enforcement agents. Seven law enforcers were wounded, all of them in Dagestan. Six suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were liquidated: five of them in Dagestan, one in Chechnya.

Besides, one case of kidnapping was registered. In the village of Komsomolskoe of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, armed people in camouflage and masks had kidnapped and driven away to some unknown destination Adam Khairulaev, a 28-year-old local resident.