Timeline
January January 1 – Three high-ranking police officers were assassinated in separate incidents in Chechnya and Dagestan, local Interior Ministry officials said.2 police killed in Chechnya attacks on New Year's Eve, 1 in neighboring region Rebel sources said 7 pro-Russian policemen were killed in a series of sniper attacks in Grozny.В новогоднюю ночь в Джохаре чеченский снайпер убил семь пророссийских милиционеров. January 8 – Police killed two rebels in the Derbent district of Dagestan, Russian media reported.Police kill 2 rebels in Russia's Dagestan-media. Alertnet.org. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. A group of rapid-response policemen were shot at in Ingushetia, killing one and wounding another, Interfax reported.Officer Killed in Ingushetia January 10 – Six rebels were killed during a two-day operation's in Tabasaran district of Dagestan, Dagestan Interior Ministry said. Internal Troops soldier was wounded.Six gunmen killed in Dagestan One of Doku Umarov's men was killed in Grozny, Chechen Interior Minister said.Gunman killed in Grozny was member of Umarov's armed gang A car bomb in Dagestan injured Gazi Gaziyev, a deputy of the Dagestan's People Assembly and the regional railways chief, and his driver.Car bomb injures Dagestan legislator . Upi.com (January 9, 2008). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. January 14 – An apartment siege in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, ended with three alleged guerrillas killed and one policeman injured, the local police chief said. In Chechnya gunmen killed one police officer and wounded another in a southern forested area.Official: 3 militants killed in police siege of apartment in southern Russia. International Herald Tribune (March 29, 2009). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. A suspected militant was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the center of Grozny, the ministry said. A resident of the Ingush village of Kantyshevo, was killed in a shoot-out in the village of Verkhniye Achaluki in Ingushetia's Malgobeksky district.Chechnya – The week in brief: Jan 14 – 20, 2008. Reliefweb.int (January 20, 2008). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. January 15 – Police attacked a home in Grozny, killing four suspected rebels, including Uvais Tachiyev, the alleged leader of a rebel group, while one OMON officer was wounded, Chechnya's Interior Ministry said.Police Kill 4 Suspects in Grozny Kavkaz Center claimed one police officer died and another one was wounded, when militants attacked a police car near the village of Achaluki, Ingushetia. January 16 – RIA Novosti reported that one police officer was killed and six others wounded in the a clash with rebels in the Vedensky District, and that one militant was killed in retaliatory fire. Itar Tass reported that the body of the deputy commander of the Ingushetian OMON, Senior Lieutenant Movsar Martazanov, was found in the city of Karabulak, Ingushetia with numerous gunshot wounds. Chechenpress claimed several Russian and pro-Russian troops were killed during a fierce fight in the Kurchaloyevsky District.Ожесточенный бой между российскими оккупантами и чеченскими бойцами в Курчалоевском районе ЧРИ. January 18 – Chechenpress reported that large-scale battles broke out in the area of Marzoi-Mohk in the Vedensky District and in the village of Alleroi in the Kurchaloyevsky District during previous week, resulting in the deaths of about 20–30 Russian and pro-Russian troops.Чеченские бойцы перешли к активным боевым действиям во многих районах ЧРИ January 19 – Itar Tass reported that two policemen were wounded in shooting in Chechnya, near the village of Serzhen-Yurt; Kavkaz Center claimed at least two Spetsnaz soldiers were killed and three or four wounded in the shootout.Two policemen wounded in Chechnya Chechenpress reported that the Russian forces suffered on that day one fatal loss and nine injuries in the fighting in the area of the villages of Niki-Hita and Marzoi-Mohk.В Веденском и Курчалоевском районах ЧРИ продолжаются активные боевые действия An armored vehicle collided with a bus in Chechnya's capital Grozny, killing a woman an injuring five people, Chechen parliamentarian Sharal Beldurov told Interfax.Armored vehicle collides with bus in Chechnya January 20 – Two Interior Troops soldiers were killed and one wounded in a rebel attack in eastern Chechnya, a Ministry source reported. January 21 – Kavkaz Center reported that "many soldiers" died during four days of fighting near Marzoi-Mohk in the Kurchaloyevsky District. Russian agencies did not report on fighting in this district since January 16. KC reported simultaneous attacks on police stations and border troops in Nazran; no casualties were reported by the Russian sources. January 22 – Gunmen ambushed a minibus in Ingushetia killing one soldier and injuring three army officers, after a car carrying explosives blew up killing the driver, news agencies reported.Ambush, car explosion kill two in south Russia. Alertnet.org. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. January 23 – Two Russian servicemen were killed and three more wounded in an attack on a car in Ingushetia, RIA Novosti reported.Russian soldiers killed in military attack. News.xinhuanet.com (January 24, 2008). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. RIAN also reported two militants were killed and one fatally wounded in a shootout with federal troops in Dagestan. January 25 – Kavkaz Center claimed heavy fighting near Vedeno killed at least 8 soldiers and wounded 9 others as well as several rebels. They also claimed militants attacked a UAZ vehicle near Grozny, killing one soldier and wounding 3 others. January 27 – A Russian serviceman and a local policeman were killed in a battle with rebels during a security sweep in the Nozhai-Yurt region in southern Chechnya's mountains, officials said. Another two local police officers were wounded and two rebels were killed in the ensuing gunbattle, Russia's Interior Ministry said.Serviceman and policeman killed in clash with rebels in Chechnya . Pr-inside.com. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. January 28 – One serviceman was killed and another three were wounded in a shootout with militants near the village of Bamut, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District. As a result of the attack, the next day the Chechen village Gekhi 25 kilometers away has been subject to artillery fire,After battle with guerrillas near Bamut, soldiers shell Gekhi. Watchdog.cz. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. leading to protests from the republic's President Ramzan Kadyrov.Chechen leader rails at Russian commander over botched attack . .lexisnexis.com. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. A day later Kavkaz Center claimed that a Russian base in Bamut was attacked by heavy machine guns, light mortars and grenade launchers, killing seven soldiers and injuring nine. January 30 – A policeman was killed and another one wounded by rebels in the village of Ekazhevo in Ingushetia's Nazranovsky district, Prague Watchdog reported. In a separate incident, two young men, Ramzan Nalgiyev and Dzhabrail Mutsulgov, were killed in the Ingush village of Surkhakhi. According to local law enforcers they were involved in acts of terrorism, but relatives said they were innocent civilians.The Month in Brief – January 2008. Watchdog.cz. Retrieved on January 1, 2012.Police and Protesters Clash Again in Nazran A contract serviceman has been "abducted" on a reconnaissance operation in Chechnya, law enforcement sources told Interfax.Contract serviceman missing in Chechnya . Interfax.ru. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. Rebel sources later reported the servicemen was executed, after interrogation; the execution was said to be revenge for the dead of two women, Malika and Zama, who died during a December 2007 sweep operation in Grozny.
February February 2 – Two officers of the Chechen Interior Ministry's Second Traffic Police Regiment were killed and another one was wounded in armed clash near the village of Mesedoi in the Vedeno district Chechnya, Interfax reported.Two police officers killed in armed cash in Chechnya . Interfax.ru. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. February 3 – Ingush police source told Itar Tass that the militants opened fire at a Nazran police patrol from a car, injuring three policemen and a refugee from Chechnya.Criminal case opened over attack on Nazran policemen February 7 – Police killed 2 suspected militants in a shootout in the village of Avadan in Dagestan on the border with Azerbaijan and apprehended a third.Police In Daghestan Kill Three Suspected Militants, Detain Two More . Rferl.org. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. 2 policemen were badly wounded and one militant was killed in an attack on the policemen, Itar Tass reported. One of the policemen lost his leg in the assaultTwo policemen wounded in attack in Dagestan, gunman killed Two young men were also reported to be forcibly disappeared in the republic in late January.North Caucasus: Daghestan Parents Confront Authorities Over Disappearances. Rferl.org (February 7, 2008). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. The Grozny Garrison Military Court handed down a three-year suspended sentence for "negligence" to Interior Ministry Troops Lieutenant Colonel Aleksei Korgun. Korgun pleaded guilty to having given the command to open fire on March 24, 2007, on three women, killing one and injuring two.Russian Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Killing Chechen Woman . Rferl.org. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. February 9 – Alkavkaz claimed an IED killed at least 3 soldiers in the Nozhay-Yurt district, Chechnya.ŞERDİ MOHK TA MAYINLI TUZAK February 11 – 2 rebels were detained in Chechnya, officials reported.Two militants detained in Chechnya Alkavkaz claimed at least 2 soldiers were killed by an IED in the Vedeno-district, Chechnya. February 12 – 3 rebels and a district police chief were killed and 3 policemen were wounded (including at least one badly wounded) during a gun battle in Dagestan, regional Interior Ministry said. Also in Dagestan, a roadside bomb hit a police car near the town of Khasavyurt, severely wounding one policeman.Security official, 3 gunmen killed in shootout in Russia. International Herald Tribune (March 29, 2009). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. Muhannad, leader of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya has been reportedly killed by officers of the Russian Interior Ministry during a search operation near the village of Arshty in Ingushetia, a source in the Ministry told Interfax.Successor of militant Abu Khavs killed in North Caucasus – InteriorMinistry. Interfax-news.com. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. Interfax refuted Muhannad's death the same day, saying it was a different militantSuspected militant killed in Ingushetia earlier this week was from Umarov's group – official. Interfax-religion.com. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. February 13 – 2 militants and one FSB officer were killed in a shoot-out in the village of Lukovskaya in North Ossetia, according to Russian media.Chechnya – The week in brief: Feb 11 – 17, 2008. Reliefweb.int (February 17, 2008). Retrieved on January 1, 2012. Interfax reported a total of four people had died.Four die in shootout between gunmen, police in N. Ossetia (Part 2) February 14 – Militants fired at a police vehicle in Nazran, Ingushetia, wounding 6 officers, Interfax reported.6 police officers wounded in attack by militants near Chechnya, officials say . Pr-inside.com. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. February 15 – 4 rebels were killed, in a clash near Chechnya's Shatoysky district, the Chechen ministry reported. Before the battle the militants had attacked a police transport vehicle. No reports on federal casualties were made.Head of armed group, 3 more militants killed in Chechnya – Chechen ministry . Interfax.ru. Retrieved on January 1, 2012. February 15 – Alkavkaz claimed at least two soldiers were killed in fighting near Tsa-Vedeno village in the Vedeno district, ChechnyaİŞGALCİLERE HİÇBİR YERDE GEÇİT YOK