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20:00, 19 March 2011
Two suspected militants liquidated in Makhachkala
In the course of a special operation in Repin Street in the centre of the capital of Dagestan, two persons blocked in a house were shot dead. According to power agents, they refused to negotiate and opened fire.
19:00, 19 March 2011
Makhachkala hosts World Cup in Freestyle Wrestling
Today, the World Cup in Freestyle Wrestling has started in the capital of Dagestan. The strongest teams of the world have come to take part in the tournament for the prize money amounting to 240,000 US dollars.
18:00, 19 March 2011
Employees of Azerbaijani Ombudsperson's office visit journalist Fatullaev in prison
Today, employees of the office of the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan have visited journalist Einullah Fatullaev in prison; the latter told them about his health problems.
17:00, 19 March 2011
Azerbaijan starts Novruz celebrations
On March 19, Azerbaijan started celebrating the Novruz-Bairam - the festival of spring and New Year.
16:30, 19 March 2011
Georgia waiting for 150 million from US Agency for Poverty Reduction
The American non-governmental agency to combat poverty named "Millennium Challenge Corporation" (MCC) is considering allocation to Georgia of the second grant package in the amount of 100-150 million US dollars, said Daniel Johannes, executive director of the MCC.
15:00, 19 March 2011
"Heritage" Party leader continues his hunger strike in Armenia
Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of the "Heritage" Party, continues his hunger strike started on March 15 in Freedom Square of Yerevan. According to his story he is going to hold in the square as long as his health permits.
14:30, 19 March 2011
Yunusov: most of Dagestanis' problems stem from their legal nihilism
Makhachkala hosted a roundtable "Role of NCOs (non-commercial organizations) in overcoming legal nihilism in Dagestan", during which its participants shared their views on the reasons and implications of this phenomenon.
13:00, 19 March 2011
"Nationwide Resistance Movement" demands mass amnesty in Georgia
On March 18, the NGO named the "Nationwide Resistance Movement" held a rally in downtown Tbilisi. The action demanded to adopt a law on amnesty for those prisoners, whose term does not exceed three years, and to release 60 persons considered by the Movement as political prisoners.
11:00, 19 March 2011
Nagorno-Karabakh soldier dies from injury received in conflict zone
As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic, a soldier of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh was fatally wounded by the fire "opened by the enemy."
08:30, 19 March 2011
Flu takes away 44 lives in Georgia
On March 18, two more persons died of influenza in Georgia; one of them was killed by the H1N1 virus. The total number of flu cases in Georgia has exceeded one thousand.
The armenian Metsarmor nuclear power plant. Photo by Bouarf, Wikimedia Commons
23:40, 18 March 2011
Armenia invites international experts to assess safety of its NPP
In the context of the accident at Fukushima-1 Japanese nuclear power plant (NPP), Armenia has invited international experts to assess risks and develop additional measures to improve safety at the Armenian NPP, said Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan at the sitting of his government.
Medrese in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Courtesy of the ANSAR Information-Analytical Channel (www.ansar.ru)
23:20, 18 March 2011
Dagestan: adaptation commission sends suspects of terrorism to study at madrasa
Albert Abdurakhmanov, a residents of the Chelyabinsk Region, and Radmir Rashitov, a resident of Bashkortostan, detained earlier in Makhachkala on suspicion of facilitating the terrorist activities, have been sent, under the decision of the commission on helping in adaptation to peaceful life to those who have decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities, to the madrasa at one of the mosques in Makhachkala for training in fundamentals of Islam.
23:10, 18 March 2011
NAC: militants liquidated in Dagestan were on federal wanted list
As reported by the spokesman of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia, the three suspected militants killed in the shootout in Dagestan have been identified.
23:00, 18 March 2011
All the persons detained in the village of Shamkhal-Station, Dagestan, released
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Timur Sheikhov, a villager, that about 100 persons, detained by power agents when coming out of the mosque in the village of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, were let home.
View over the city of Akhaltskha (Akhaltsikhe), administrative centre of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in Georgia's south. Photo by Tatia Gogoladze, www.world66.com/europe/georgia/alkhatsikhe
22:30, 18 March 2011
ATA outraged with story about Javakheti on Georgian TV
The video "Javakheti - Mine-Studded Region" broadcast by the ITV Georgian channel has caused indignation of Assembly of Tbilisi Armenians (ATA). The programme told about Armenians' desire to capture the Javakheti region, and then - the rest of the country. A special briefing was held in Tbilisi, after which the broadcaster removed the controversial video away from its website.
22:10, 18 March 2011
Suspect of spreading rumours about planted bombs detained in North Ossetia
Law enforcers of Vladikavkaz have detained a suspect who distributed false reports about mining through the Internet.
22:00, 18 March 2011
Suspects of frauds with mother's capital detained in Chechnya
Three women-local residents have been detained in Chechnya on suspicion of committing major frauds with certificates on maternity capital. According to preliminary data, over 300 women became their victims, while the total amount of damage exceeds 100 million roubles.
21:00, 18 March 2011
Chechen deputies suggested to introduce amendments into the law "On Police"
The Parliament of Chechnya brought into State Duma amendments to the law "On Police" which would let Chechen militiamen who have formerly fought on the side of gunmen pass re-attestation.
20:00, 18 March 2011
A "Spartak" fan attacked in the Moscow metro
In the evening of March, 17, a native of Northern Caucasus assaulted two young fans of "Spartak" football club with a knife, officials of law enforcement bodies of Moscow reported.
19:00, 18 March 2011
An officer of Federal Service of execution of punishments found murdered in Makhachkala
A captain of internal service, officer of Department of Federal Service of execution of punishments (FSEP) of Russia in Dagestan was murdered in Makhachkala, Press service of the republican Ministry of Interior Affairs reported.
News
Viktor Margiev's wife has reported a new round of pressure.

The Margiev family demanded an end to the pressure at a picket in Tskhinvali.

Transcaucasian Highway. Photo by the South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations https://t.me/mchsruo/5136 Restrictions on travel on the Transkam Highway have been lifted following a rockfall.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.