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The Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia was a protracted conflict between Russian security forces and militant groups operating in the regions of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, located in the North Caucasus region of Russia. The conflict was part of the broader insurgency in the North Caucasus, which emerged following the end of the First Chechen War in 1996.
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Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria | |||||||
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Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus and the second Chechen war | |||||||
Map of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Caucasian Front (until 2007)
Caucasus Emirate (from 2007)
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Vladimir Putin (2002–2008; 2012–2015) Dmitry Medvedev (2008–2012) Valery Kokov (2002–2005) Arsen Kanokov (2005–2013) Yury Kokov (2013–2017) Vladimir Semyonov (2002–2003) Mustafa Batdyyev (2003–2008) Boris Ebzeyev (2008-2011) Rashid Temrezov (2011–2017) |
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Strength | |||||||
Undisclosed 5 groups 3 groups |
~300 members (1997) ~500 members (2002-2007)[2] ~50-180 fighters (2009-2015)[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
hundreds killed and injured [4] | hundreds killed and injured [5] |
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