The Insurgency in Ingushetia (Russian: Война в Ингушетии, romanized: Voyna v Ingushetii) began in 2007 as an escalation of an insurgency in Ingushetia connected to the separatist conflict in Chechnya. The conflict has been described as a civil war by local human rights activists and opposition politicians;[6] others have referred to it as an uprising.[8] By mid-2009 Ingushetia had surpassed Chechnya as the most violent of the North Caucasus republics.[9] However, by 2015 the insurgency in the Republic had greatly weakened, and the casualty toll declined substantially in the intervening years.[2][10]
On 26 July 2007, a massive security operation was launched in Ingushetia, sparked by a series of attacks[11] including an assassination attempt on President Murat Zyazikov five days earlier.[1] Moscow sent in an additional 2,500 MVD troops, almost tripling the number of special forces in Ingushetia.[12] In the next few days, hundreds of men were rounded up in the sweeps, while several security officers were killed and wounded in the continued attacks.[11] By October 2007, police and security forces in Ingushetia were issued orders to stop informing the media of any "incidents of a terrorist nature."[13]
In 2008, Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the highly critical opposition website Ingushetia.ru, was killed while in police custody. The aftermath of the killing was marked by an upsurge in separatist activity and animosity towards Russia and Russians among the Ingush population. At the center of this controversy was the deeply unpopular President Murat Zyazikov, a former KGB general who was criticized both by human rights groups and by some in the Russian government.[14] The Ingush Interior Minister Musa Medov was targeted by a suicide bomber in October 2008.[15] Eventually, Zyazikov was asked to resign. On 30 October 2008, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to remove Zyazikov from office and replace him with Lieutenant Colonel Yunus-bek Yevkurov.[16] This was hailed by the Ingush opposition as a victory.
However, the violence did not end. According to police sources, nearly 50 people (including 27 rebels, 18 policemen and two civilians) died in the almost daily clashes in this small republic (less than 500,000 inhabitants) in the first three months of 2009.[17] Assassinations and attempted assassinations of high-profile figures continued. On 10 June 2009 Aza Gazgireeva, the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia, was gunned down,[18] and on 13 June former Deputy Prime Minister Bashir Aushev was shot dead outside his home.[19] Ingush President Yevkurov was seriously wounded in a suicide bomb attack on 22 June,[18] and Construction Minister Ruslan Amerkhanov was shot dead in his office in August.[20] In October 2010, the Ingush branch of the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group announced a moratorium on killing police officers; according to President Yevkurov, 400 police officers had been killed in Ingushetia in the five years to 2 October 2010.[3]
After 2010, the levels of violence in Ingushetia began to decline,[21] this trend continued, with total casualties in the Republic falling by over 60 percent from 2013 to 2014.[10] In 2014, the insurgency's leader Arthur Getagazhev was killed by security forces. In mid-2015, Yevkurov stated that the insurgency in the Republic had been 'defeated'. He said that 80 fighters from the group had turned themselves in and been given amnesty and that the remaining active insurgents were greatly reduced in numbers.[2] Reasons suggested for this decline, which was reflected more broadly throughout the Insurgency in the North Caucasus, included the deaths of high-ranking insurgency commanders, the increased targeting by security forces of the support infrastructure relied on by the insurgents, and an exodus of insurgents to other conflict zones.[10]
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External linksedit
Lokshina, Tanya. How Chechnya came to Ingushetia, The Guardian, 8 July 2008
Leahy, Kevin Daniel. Ingushetia Insurgency Adds to Russia's North Caucasus Instability, World Politics Review, 18 Nov 2008
Lokshina, Tanya. Ingushetia Under Siege, Human Rights Watch, July 1, 2009
Pakhomenko, Varvara. Ingushetia abandoned, OpenDemocracy, 16 August 2009
Ingushetia insurgency worsening, BBC News, 12 Nov 2009 (video)
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The Insurgency in Ingushetia Russian Vojna v Ingushetii romanized Voyna v Ingushetii began in 2007 as an escalation of an insurgency in Ingushetia connected to the separatist conflict in Chechnya The conflict has been described as a civil war by local human rights activists and opposition politicians 6 others have referred to it as an uprising 8 By mid 2009 Ingushetia had surpassed Chechnya as the most violent of the North Caucasus republics 9 However by 2015 the insurgency in the Republic had greatly weakened and the casualty toll declined substantially in the intervening years 2 10 Insurgency in IngushetiaPart of the Second Chechen War and North Caucasus InsurgencyDate21 July 2007 1 19 May 2015 2 7 years 9 months and 4 weeks LocationIngushetia RussiaResultRussian victoryBelligerentsRussia IngushetiaChechen Republic of Ichkeria until October 2007 Caucasian Front until October 2007 Caucasus Emirate from October 2007 Vilayat Galgayche from October 2007 Ingush opposition 2007 2008 ad hoc revenge groupsCommanders and leadersVladimir Putin 2007 2008 2012 2015 Dmitry Medvedev 2008 2012 Murat Zyazikov 2007 2008 Yunus Bek Yevkurov 2008 2015 Dokka Umarov Ilyas Gorchkhanov Akhmed Yevloyev POW Said Buryatsky Arthur Getagazhev Casualties and losses400 policemen killed 2005 2010 3 93 security forces killed 2010 2014 4 182 killed 2010 2014 5 800 killed overall between 2002 and November 2008 6 71 civilians killed 2010 2014 7 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOn 26 July 2007 a massive security operation was launched in Ingushetia sparked by a series of attacks 11 including an assassination attempt on President Murat Zyazikov five days earlier 1 Moscow sent in an additional 2 500 MVD troops almost tripling the number of special forces in Ingushetia 12 In the next few days hundreds of men were rounded up in the sweeps while several security officers were killed and wounded in the continued attacks 11 By October 2007 police and security forces in Ingushetia were issued orders to stop informing the media of any incidents of a terrorist nature 13 In 2008 Magomed Yevloyev owner of the highly critical opposition website Ingushetia ru was killed while in police custody The aftermath of the killing was marked by an upsurge in separatist activity and animosity towards Russia and Russians among the Ingush population At the center of this controversy was the deeply unpopular President Murat Zyazikov a former KGB general who was criticized both by human rights groups and by some in the Russian government 14 The Ingush Interior Minister Musa Medov was targeted by a suicide bomber in October 2008 15 Eventually Zyazikov was asked to resign On 30 October 2008 Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to remove Zyazikov from office and replace him with Lieutenant Colonel Yunus bek Yevkurov 16 This was hailed by the Ingush opposition as a victory However the violence did not end According to police sources nearly 50 people including 27 rebels 18 policemen and two civilians died in the almost daily clashes in this small republic less than 500 000 inhabitants in the first three months of 2009 17 Assassinations and attempted assassinations of high profile figures continued On 10 June 2009 Aza Gazgireeva the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia was gunned down 18 and on 13 June former Deputy Prime Minister Bashir Aushev was shot dead outside his home 19 Ingush President Yevkurov was seriously wounded in a suicide bomb attack on 22 June 18 and Construction Minister Ruslan Amerkhanov was shot dead in his office in August 20 In October 2010 the Ingush branch of the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group announced a moratorium on killing police officers according to President Yevkurov 400 police officers had been killed in Ingushetia in the five years to 2 October 2010 3 After 2010 the levels of violence in Ingushetia began to decline 21 this trend continued with total casualties in the Republic falling by over 60 percent from 2013 to 2014 10 In 2014 the insurgency s leader Arthur Getagazhev was killed by security forces In mid 2015 Yevkurov stated that the insurgency in the Republic had been defeated He said that 80 fighters from the group had turned themselves in and been given amnesty and that the remaining active insurgents were greatly reduced in numbers 2 Reasons suggested for this decline which was reflected more broadly throughout the Insurgency in the North Caucasus included the deaths of high ranking insurgency commanders the increased targeting by security forces of the support infrastructure relied on by the insurgents and an exodus of insurgents to other conflict zones 10 See also edit2004 Nazran raid 2009 Nazran bombing East Prigorodny Conflict Insurgency in the North CaucasusReferences edit a b Suspects Detained In Ingushetia After Attack On FSB Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 2 February 2012 Archived from the original on 2016 04 24 Retrieved 2016 04 03 a b c Yevkurov Says Insurgency Defeated In Ingushetia RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty 19 May 2015 Archived from the original on 22 May 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2015 a b Ingushetia Militants Announce Moratorium On Killing Police Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 6 October 2010 Archived from the original on 24 November 2010 Retrieved 22 April 2011 50 killed 2010 2011 1 Archived 2012 04 19 at the Wayback Machine 33 killed 2012 2 Archived 2016 04 16 at the Wayback Machine 6 killed 2013 3 Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed 2014 4 Archived 2016 03 25 at the Wayback Machine total of 93 reported killed 103 killed 2010 2011 5 Archived 2012 04 19 at the Wayback Machine 40 killed 2012 6 Archived 2016 04 16 at the Wayback Machine 39 killed 2013 2014 7 Archived 2016 03 25 at the Wayback Machine total of 182 reported killed a b Galpin Richard Ingushetia in state of civil war Archived 2008 11 24 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 23 November 2008 51 killed 2010 2011 8 Archived 2012 04 19 at the Wayback Machine 11 killed 2012 9 Archived 2016 04 16 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed 2013 10 Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine 2 killed 2014 11 Archived 2016 03 25 at the Wayback Machine total of 71 reported killed Blomfield Adrian 1 September 2008 Russia faces new Caucasus uprising in Ingushetia The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on 27 February 2009 Retrieved 30 April 2010 Bigg Claire Five Years After Nazran Ingushetia Still Plagued By Militant Violence Archived 2010 11 26 at the Wayback Machine Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 19 June 2009 a b c Why Is The Death Toll Tumbling In The North Caucasus RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty 10 February 2015 Archived from the original on 23 April 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2015 a b Russia Security Sweep Fails To Stem Violence In Ingushetia Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 2 February 2012 Archived from the original on 2016 04 24 Retrieved 2016 04 03 Violence escalates in turbulent Russian region Reuters 29 August 2007 Archived from the original on 2016 04 14 Retrieved 2017 07 03 Russia Moscow Says It Will Punish U S TV Network Over Basaev Interview Archived 2008 07 20 at the Wayback Machine RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty August 3 2005 Vatchagaev Mairbek 6 November 2008 The Demise of Murat Zyazikov Jamestown org Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 22 April 2011 Abdullaev Nabi 1 October 2008 Suicide Bomber Fails In Nazran Attack Bid Moscow Times Archived from the original on 18 October 2008 Retrieved 20 October 2008 Zyazikov Steps Down North Caucasus Analysis The Jamestown Foundation 31 October 2008 Archived from the original on 26 December 2010 Retrieved 8 May 2011 Dozens dead in Russian insurgency Archived 2015 05 22 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 17 April 2009 a b Attack on Russian regional leader BBC News 22 June 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Another Killing in Region Bordering Chechnya New York Times Associated Press 10 June 2009 Archived from the original on 21 May 2013 Retrieved 22 June 2009 Minister shot dead in restive Ingushetia Archived 2010 08 09 at the Wayback Machine France24 13 08 2009 Russian Economist Denounces Yevkurov s Record in Ingushetia Jamestown Foundation 4 August 2014 Archived from the original on 22 May 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2015 External links editLokshina Tanya How Chechnya came to Ingushetia The Guardian 8 July 2008 Leahy Kevin Daniel Ingushetia Insurgency Adds to Russia s North Caucasus Instability World Politics Review 18 Nov 2008 Lokshina Tanya Ingushetia Under Siege Human Rights Watch July 1 2009 Pakhomenko Varvara Ingushetia abandoned OpenDemocracy 16 August 2009 Ingushetia insurgency worsening BBC News 12 Nov 2009 video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Insurgency in Ingushetia amp oldid 1188484266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
