21:00, 24 December 2012

During the week of December 17 to 23, 10 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

On December 17-23, 2013, at least 10 persons suffered in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, three people were killed and seven wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

All the three casualties are alleged members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) killed during a special operation in Ingushetia.

One should understand that the above statistics cannot reflect with absolute accuracy the number of victims in each of the identified categories of the survey. Not all the data get into news reports. It is not always possible to verify the reliability of statements made by law enforcement bodies.

Kidnappings

On December 16 in Chechnya, unidentified criminals kidnapped two persons: Mikail Dautov and Imam Arkhimirzoev were caught in the street after their evening prayer and taken away to some unknown place.

On December 18 in Kabardino-Balkaria, masked men kidnapped Rezuan Afashagov, a villager of Atazhukino, Baksan District.