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Counter-Terrorist Operation in Chechnya Officially Ended
In yet another apparent victory for Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin announced on April 16 that the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya was over, marking an official end to the second Chechen war that began in September 1999 (North Caucasus Weekly, April 3). As the... MORE
Ingushetia’s Yevkurov Strives to Strengthen His Regime
Events in Ingushetia this past week again forced the Russian mass media to broadcast news about daily violent incidents, making it difficult to agree with the republic’s president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, that the situation there is no different from the situation in other regions of the... MORE
Kadyrov and Co. Leap to Delimkhanov’s Defense
Officials of Chechnya’s pro-Moscow administration this week denounced authorities in the United Arab Emirates for accusing Adam Delimkhanov, the Russian State Duma deputy and first cousin of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov who is also the republic’s deputy prime minister, of being behind the murder in... MORE
Kadyrov Has Eliminated All Competitors
Few independent observers doubt that Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov was in some way connected to the shooting of Sulim Yamadaev in Dubai. In any case, Kadyrov has gained the most from Yamadaev's murder. “Kadyrov’s regime in Chechnya is absolute; no laws operate there, except Kadyrov’s,”... MORE
Dubai Police Chief Accuses Kadyrov’s Cousin of Organizing Yamadaev Murder
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates this past week accused Adam Delimkhanov, the Russian State Duma deputy and first cousin of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov who is also the republic’s deputy prime minister, of being behind the March 28 murder of former Vostok special battalion... MORE
Anti-Terrorist Committee Discusses—but Does Not Formally End—Chechnya Operation
Only two days after Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov predicted that a formal end to the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya would soon be announced, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on March 27 that improved security in the republic meant it is time to review tight restrictions... MORE
Prospects for Dagestan’s Oil and Gas Industry
As early as the middle of 19th century, oil was extracted to the surface through wells on the territory of Dagestan. With the participation of Swedish oil industrialist Ludvig Nobel, several relatively shallow oil wells were operating in Dagestan by the end of that century... MORE
Chechnya Ordered To Be “Peaceful”
Chechnya was back in the spotlight at the end of last week because of the announcements made by its president, Ramzan Kadyrov, with regard to the fate of the counter-terrorist operation in the republic. In the best traditions of the Soviet past, a number of... MORE
Yamadaev’s Murder—Cui Bono?
Kavkazky Uzel on April 1 quoted Anatoly Tsyganok, head of the Center for Military Forecasts at the Institute of Political and Military Studies, as saying that former Vostok battalion commander Sulim Yamadaev, who was reportedly shot to death in Dubai on March 28, may have... MORE