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A continuous counter-[[insurgency]] operation has been conducted by [[Russian army]] in [[Chechnya]] since the end of large-scale war. An official representative of Russian government in Chechnya, [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] declared this phase to end in March 2009 [http://www.grani.ru/Politics/Russia/m.149075.html]. |
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===February=== |
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A continuous counter-insurgency operation has been conducted by Russian army in Chechnya since the end of large-scale war. An official representative of Russian government in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov declared this phase to end in March 2009 [13].
February
- February 2nd - Insurents in Dagestan opened fire on a roadside cafe, east of the regional capital Makhachkala, killing the head of Untsukul district administration, Kazimbek Akhmedov, 2 of his bodyguards and a customer.[1]
- February 3rd - Rebels shot and killed 2 Russian FSB officers in Nazran,Ingushetia.[2]
- February 6th - Dagestani Police killed 3 rebels in a house on the outskirts of the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala, including the leader of a rebel group that claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks on local police and security officials.[3]
- February 11th - An explosion at a residential building in Nazran, Ingushetia killed 4 police officers and 3 Insurgents. The insurgents were identified as suspected suicide bombers who the police had been looking for.[4].
- February 12th - Russian Special Forces raided a rebel camp in the forested mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria killing 7 rebels and finding a small weapons cache.[5]
- February 16th - Russian forces in Dagestan raided a house where a group of insurgents were located killing 4 and wounding 2 police reported.[6]
- February 18th - 3 police officers were wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine in Ingushetia. 2 other police officers and a Russian soldier were wounded in a separate attacks by rebels.[7]
March
- March 3rd - An artillery shell exploded near Nazran, Ingushetia killing 6 people and wounding 2 others. One of the dead was identified as Nazran's deputy police chief, Alexander Gorelkin. Investigators have yet to establish what caused the shell to explode.[8]
- March 12th - 3 people suspected of firing on a military post were arrested in the village of Surkhakhi, Ingushetia.[9]
- March 19th - A military helicopter had to suspend its flight after the gunner was wounded.[10] In Kabardino-Balkaria a gunfight broke out between Russian troops and militants resulting in 4 militants being killed.[11]
- March 21st - Heavy fighting was reported near the village of Kakashura, Dagestan where Russian troops and insurgents battled for a 3rd day. Police say 5 Interior Ministry soldiers were killed. Between 5 and 7 insurgents were reported killed. 3 policemen were also wounded.[12]
- March 23rd - Rebels attacked a police patrol in Karabulak, Ingushetia wounding a policeman. The police responded killing 2 rebels in the return fire.