Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus information
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict, post-Soviet conflicts, War against the Islamic State and the aftermath of the insurgency in the North Caucasus
Map of the North Caucasus
Date
20 December 2017 – present (6 years, 4 months and 7 days)
Location
North Caucasus, Russia (with spillover in other Russian territories)
Status
Ongoing as a hit-and-run campaign
Belligerents
Russia
Chechnya
Dagestan
Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkaria
Karachay-Cherkessia
North Ossetia–Alania
Adygea
Krasnodar Krai
Stavropol Krai
Islamic State
Caucasus Province
Khorasan Province[1]
Other Islamist groups and lone wolves
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin
Alexander Bortnikov
Viktor Zolotov
Vladimir Kolokoltsev
Heads of republics and krais
Ramzan Kadyrov
Sergey Melikov (since 2020)
Vladimir Vasilyev (until 2020)
Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov (since 2019)
Yunus-bek Yevkurov (until 2019)
Kazbek Kokov (since 2018)
Yury Kokov (until 2018)
Rashid Temrezov
Sergey Menyaylo (since 2021)
Vyacheslav Bitarov (until 2021)
Murat Kumpilov
Veniamin Kondratyev
Vladimir Vladimirov
Aslan Byutukayev †
Yunus Khabibov †[2]
Amirkhan Gurazhev †[3][4]
Adam Ozdoev
Akhmed Tsechoev †[5][6]
Shamil Aliyev †[7]
3 unnamed criminal group leaders †[8][9][10]
Islamic State caliphs
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (since 2023)
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023; killed in Syria)
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022; killed in Syria)
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022; killed in Syria)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (until 2019; killed in Syria)
Units involved
Federal Security Service
National Guard of Russia
Police of Russia
Military of the Islamic State
Casualties and losses
21 killed, 70 wounded[a]
181 killed, 5 wounded[b]
156 civilians killed, 571 injured[c] 1 Russian soldier killed by a landmine explosion[33]
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Post-Soviet conflicts
Caucasus
Nagorno-Karabakh
1st
2016
2nd
Border crisis
2022 clashes
2023 offensive
Georgia
South Ossetia
Abkhazia
1st
2nd
Kodori
North Ossetia
Chechen–Russian
1st
2nd
guerrilla phase
North Caucasus insurgency
IS insurgency
Dagestan
Ingushetia
Russo-Georgian
Central Asia
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Batken spillover
Kyrgyz revolutions
Tulip
2010
2020
South Kyrgyzstan
Gorno-Badakhshan
Dungan–Kazakh clashes
Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
2021
2022
Kazakhstan
Karakalpakstan
Eastern Europe
Transnistria
1993 Moscow
Ukraine
Euromaidan
Revolution of Dignity
pro-Russian unrest
Russo-Ukrainian (outline)
annexation of Crimea
Donbas
Kerch Strait
2022 invasion
prelude
Wagner Group rebellion
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Terrorism in Russia
Bold italics indicate incidents resulting in more than 50 deaths. Incidents are bombings, unless described otherwise.
1977
Moscow
1995
Budyonnovsk
1996
Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye
Kaspiysk
1999
Vladikavkaz
Apartment bombings
2002
Kaspiysk
Moscow
Grozny
2003
Znamenskoye
Tushino
Stavropol
Red Square
2004
Moscow (February)
Grozny
Moscow (August)
Aircraft bombings
Beslan
2006
Moscow
2008
Vladikavkaz
2009
Nazran
Nevsky Express
2010
Moscow
Kizlyar
Stavropol
Tsentoroy
Vladikavkaz
Grozny
2011
Domodedovo
2012
Makhachkala
2013
Volgograd (October)
Volgograd (December)
GTA gang
2014
Grozny bombing
Grozny clashes
GTA gang
2015
Metrojet Flight 9268(going to Russia)
2016
Shchelkovo Highway
2017
Saint Petersburg
2018
Kizlyar
2024
Crocus City Hall
Part of the First Chechen War, War of Dagestan, Second Chechen War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus and Islamic terrorism in Europe
The Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus is ongoing terror activity of the Islamic State branch in the North Caucasus after the insurgency of the Caucasus Emirate.
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^ ab"Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во втором квартале 2019 года стали 10 человек" [In the second quarter of 2019, 10 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ abc"Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в третьем квартале 2019 года стали 7 человек" [In the third quarter of 2019, 7 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в четвертом квартале 2019 года стали 6 человек" [In the fourth quarter of 2019, 6 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во втором квартале 2020 года пострадали 11 человек" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2020, 11 people were harmed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"Жертвами конфликта на Северном Кавказе в III квартале 2020 года стали 15 человек" [In the third quarter of 2020, 15 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"Жертвами конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2020 года стали 26 человек" [In the fourth quarter of 2020, 26 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ abc"В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в 1 квартале 2021 года пострадали 19 человек" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2021, 19 people were harmed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 5 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"В IV квартале 2022 в ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе погибли 4 человека" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2022, 4 people were killed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"В I квартале 2023 в ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе погибли 7 человек" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2022, 7 people were killed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во II квартале 2023 года убито 6 человек" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2023, 6 people were killed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ abc"В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2023 года погиб один и ранено трое человек" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2023, one person was killed and another three wounded]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ab"Задержаны двое подозреваемых пособников, напавших на полицейского в Чечне". Interfax (in Russian). 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^"Устроителя взрыва в Ставрополе заподозрили в причастности к зеленчукской бандгруппе" [The organizer of the explosion in Stavropol was suspected of involvement in the Zelenchukskaya gang]. Interfax (in Russian). 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^"Инфографика. Статистика жертв на Северном Кавказе в первом квартале 2020 года по данным Кавказского Узла" [Infographic. Statistic of victims in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2020 according to the Caucasian Knot]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^"В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во втором квартале 2021 года убит 1 человек" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2021, 1 person was killed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^"В III квартале 2021 года жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе стали восемь человек" [In the third quarter of 2020, eight people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^"В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2021 года убито 2 человека" [During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2021, 2 people were killed]. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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