List of clashes in the North Caucasus in 2016

15 February - A car bomb killed at least 2 people and 17 others were injured in Derbent, a city in the republic of Dagestan. The Caucasian branch of the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]

9 March - A group of nine human rights activists and journalists, heading to Grozny, Chechnya, in a small bus, are attacked on the Kavkaz federal highway near the Ordzhonikidzovskaya settlement at the Ingushetia border. About 20 masked men assaulted the group, confiscated some mobile phones, and set their vehicle on fire. Two of the journalists, the NGO lawyer, and the bus driver were hospitalized. A Committee to Prevent Torture representative said this is the first press tour that was not organized by the Chechen government.[2]

29 March - A bomb targeting a police cortege killed one and injured 2 others in Makhachkala.[3]

30 March - One police officer was killed and another injured in a car bombing in the republic of Dagestan.[4]

11 April - Three men, including at least one suicide bomber, had attacked a regional police station in the Novoselitsk district of Stavropol.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2 people die in car bomb in Dagestan". RT. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.rt.com/news/335063-human-rights-journos-attacked-ingushetia/
  3. ↑ "A bomb killed one in Russia". RT. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "One policeman die in Dagestan car bombing". RT. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Russia suicide bombing: Three attackers target police station in Stavropol region". independent.co.uk. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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