Incidents

August 04, 2021 08:48

August 01, 2021 11:45

  • Azerbaijani Army soldier perishes

    The Azerbaijani MoD has launched an inquiry into the death of Private Shamil Aslanov. According to the preliminary version, the soldier died because of violating the rules for handling firearms.

July 31, 2021 09:12

July 30, 2021 23:52

  • A resident of Makhachkala kidnapped, his relatives complain

    For the third day, Makhachkala resident Timurlan Abakarov has not been contacting his relatives and friends, and extremist posts appear on his page on a social media platform. Law enforcers are fabricating a criminal case against Timurlan Abakarov, his relatives suggest.

July 30, 2021 15:08

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July 29, 2021 23:24

July 28, 2021 22:58

  • Armenian MoD discloses details of battles at Azerbaijani border

    Azerbaijani military units occupied an Armenian military post, but were then driven out of there, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. Military operations will not go beyond the positional warfare, expert Robert Nazaryan and political analyst Armen Vardanyan suggest.

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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

July 31, 2021 10:52

An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia

Intensive shootouts in the direction of Gegarkunik on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are caused by weak fortification of this area; while those in the direction of Eraskh are caused by...

July 29, 2021 22:58

An Armenian soldier in the trenches. Screenshot of the video by ВООРУЖЕННЫЕ СИЛЫ MEDIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGXc0hWqj5M&t=1s

In connection with the escalation of the border conflict, Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has called on Russia to place its military strong points on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

July 28, 2021 23:36

Zemfira Tskaeva. July 28, 2021. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

The verdict in a case on the death of Vladikavkaz resident Vladimir Tskaev is not fair, his widow concludes. Zemfira Tskaeva announced her intention to appeal against the court’s decision.

July 27, 2021 23:00

Participants of a protest action. Vladikavkaz, April 20, 2020. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

In Rostov-on-Don, a court sentenced five participants of a protest action against self-isolation, which took place in Vladikavkaz in April 2020. Aslan Gasiev and Zaza Tsaritov were sentenced to...

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