Latest North Caucasus Weekly Articles
Kadyrov Again Expresses Unhappiness with Oil Revenue Distribution
In an interview with Izvestia published on July 13, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov reiterated and ratcheted up his complaints about what he sees as the federal authorities’ unfair distribution of revenues from oil extracted and refined in Chechnya (Chechnya Weekly, November 2, 2006). “For example,... MORE
Police Killed in IED and Shooting Attacks
A radio-controlled bomb detonated in the Dagestani city of Kizilyurt on July 18 and killed four policemen and injured six. Newsru.com reported that the blast took place at 7:33 a.m., local time, on the sports field of a local school where policemen were reportedly jogging.... MORE
Are Ingush Being Kidnapped in Revenge for Beslan?
Against the backdrop of an upsurge in violence in Ingushetia, Suleiman Vagapov, a deputy presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District suggested that a group bent on revenge for the September 2004 Beslan school hostage seizure, in which more than 330 people died, may be... MORE
Ingushetia Racked by Murders, Bombings and Shootings
Ten people were wounded at a cemetery in the Ingush village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya on July 18 when a bomb detonated during the funeral for Lyudmila Terekhina, a 55-year-old ethnic Russian teacher, and her son and daughter, both of them university students. The three were shot... MORE
Growing Distrust of Kadyrov in Russian Political Circles
On July 9, Ramzan Kadyrov marked his 100th day in office as Chechnya’s pro-Russian president with his first state-of-the nation address. The address was full of triumphal rhetoric and fantastic promises, such as turning Chechnya into another Switzerland. Kadyrov’s address started with the claim that... MORE
Rebels Step Up Attacks in Chechnya…
In a fresh sign that the rebels in Chechnya are becoming more active, three Russian servicemen were killed on July 9 when a convoy of Interior Ministry vehicles was ambushed in the republic’s Vedeno district. Nezavisimaya gazeta reported on July 10 that the attack began... MORE
Dagestan in Crisis
Mukhu Aliev’s recent statements run sharply contrary to what the federal authorities of the Russian Federation would like to hear about the North Caucasus. During his speech in Rostov, the leader of Dagestan mentioned that “terrorism has come to Russia to stay, actually we led... MORE
Moscow’s Guessing Game over Rebel Strategy
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Ivan Sydoruk has declared that “the operational situation in the North Caucasus will become increasingly hot.” According to Nezavisimaya gazeta, Sydoruk said on July 7 that an analysis of the recent explosions and attacks in the North Caucasus demonstrates that this... MORE
Briefs
- Newspaper Cited for Publishing Transcript of Zakaev Interrogation Kommersant reported on July 11 that it had received a letter from Rossvyazokhrankultura, the Russian government’s media watchdog, stating that the agency had asked the Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office to investigate the publication on the newspaper’s website... MORE