Caucasian Front is a structural unit of the rebel Chechen Republic of Ichkeria armed forces, formally established in May 2005 by the decree of the new Chechen rebel President, Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev. Rebel may mean: A participant in a rebellion, see Rebellion. ... Official language Chechen Capital Grozny (Dzhokharabad, after 1996) President Doku Umarov Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Russia  â€“ November 1, 1991  â€“ Georgian Republic National anthem Death or Freedom The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria IPA: (Нохчийн Республика Нохчийчоь) is the unrecognized secessionist government of Chechnya. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheikh Abdul-Halim (Шейх Абдул-Халим) (born 1967) was designated by Aslan Maskhadov to be his successor as president of the self_proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. ...

While the anti-Russian local insurgencies in North Caucasus started even before the war, two months after Aslan Maskhadov's death, the Chechen separatists officially announced that they had formed a Caucasus Front within the framework of "reforming the system of military-political power." Along with the Chechen, Dagestani and Ingush "sectors," the Stavropol, Kabardin-Balkar, Krasnodar, Karachai-Circassian, Ossetian and Adyghe jamaats were included in it. This, in essence, means that practically all the regions of the Russia's south will be involved in the hostilities. An insurgency is an armed rebellion by any irregular armed force that rises up against an established authority, government, administration or occupation. ... North Caucasus in Russia The North Caucasus (sometimes referred to as Ciscaucasia or Ciscaucasus) is the northern part of the Caucasus region between Europe and Asia. ... Aslan Maskhadov Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov (Russian: Аслан Алиевич Масхадов) (September 21, 1951 – March 8, 2005) was a leader of the separatist movement in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. ... Political separatism is a movement to obtain sovereignty and split a territory or group of people (usually a people with a distinctive national consciousness) from one another (or one nation from another; a colony from the metropolis). ... The Republic of Dagestan IPA: (Russian: ; Avar: , DaÉ£istanÅ‚ul Džumħuriyat), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Ingush are a people of the northern Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. ... Stavropol Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ... Kabarda, Kabard or Kabarid are simply alternative ways of referring to the Kabar people of the northern Caucasus more commonly known by the plural term Kabardin (or Kebertei as they term themselves). ... The Balkar (малкъар /malqar/) people are a Turkic people of the Caucasus region, thet titular population of Kabardino-Balkaria. ... 19th century photo depicting Kuban Cossacks obelisk in Krasnodar Krasnodar (Russian: ) is a city in Southern Russia on the Kuban River. ... Karachays are Turkic people of Karachay-Cherkessia. ... Circassian language is used in a number of ways: as a synonym for the Adyghe language; as a synonym for the Kabardian language; as a term for a distinct language that includes both Adyghe and Kabardian. ... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ... The Adyghe or Adygs are a people of the northwest Caucasus region, principally inhabiting Adygeya (23 %) (now a constituent republic of the Russian Federation) and Karachay-Cherkessia (11 %) (where they are named as Cherkess). Shapsigh Autonomous District, an autonomous district founded for Shapsigh (or Shapsugh) tribe living on the Black...

The Chechen separatist movement has taken on a new role as the official ideological, logistical and, probably, financial hub of the new insurgency in the North Caucasus[1]. Increasingly frequent clashes between federal forces and local militants continue in Dagestan, while sporadic fighting erupts in the other southern Russia regions, most notably in Ingushetia. Logistics is the management of resources and their distribution. ... The word militant has come to refer to any individual or party engaged in aggressive physical or verbal combat, normally for a cause. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Dagestan

The conflict has claimed lives of hundreds of federal servicemen and officials as well as Dagestani insurgents and civilians. According to a July 2005 report by the Russian Academy of Sciences, there were 70 "terror attacks" in Dagestan in the first six months of 2005, compared with 30 for all of 2004. An official is, in the primary sense, someone who holds an office in an organisation, of any kind. ... An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority, by any irregular armed force that rises up against an enforced or established authority, government, or administration. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ...

The attacks, which are becoming more sophisticated and deadly, primarily target Russian soldiers and Dagestani police and government officials. Sources indicate that as many as 2,000 Islamic insurgents, many belonging to the Jamaat Sharia group, are involved in the Dagestani Jihad. Flag used by Muslims Army during early Islam Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Jiaad, or Cihad, (Arabic: IPA: ) as an Islamic term, is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam, although it occupies no official status as such in Sunni Islam. ...

2004 Nazran raid

Destroyed military vehicle in Nazran after the Ingushetia raid

Main article: Nazran raid

On the night of June 21-22, 2004, hundreds of Chechen and Ingush fighters carried out a large-scale raid on Ingushetia, led by Shamil Basayev. The overnight attacks targeted 15 government buildings in the former Ingush capital, Nazran. Some 60 Ingush and Russian policemen were killed in the attacks or methodically executed by the assailants, and 38 Ingush civilians were killed in the crossfire. [2] At least six rebels were also killed. Image File history File links Img5_6. ... Image File history File links Img5_6. ... Combatants Russian Federation Caucasus Front Commanders Abukar Kostoyev † Zyaudin Kotiyev † Shamil Basayev Magomet Yevloyev Doku Umarov Strength 50-600 (probably more than 200) Casualties At least 60 killed At least 6 killed Nazran raid was carried out a large-scale raid on Republic of Ingushetia, Russian Federation, on the night... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A raid is a brief attack, normally performed by a small military force of commandos, or by irregulars. ... Shamil Basayev in Dagestan, 1999 Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев) (January 14, 1965 – July 10, 2006) was a Vice-President of the internationally unrecognized separatist government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Islamist guerrilla leader, self-admitted terrorist and a national hero for many Chechens. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... Nazran (Russian: Назра́нь) is a town in Russia. ... The Ingush are a people of the northern Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. ...

Nalchik raid

Main article: October 2005 Nalchik attack

On October 13, 2005, local and Caucasian insurgents organized a daylight raid on Nalchik in Kabardino-Balkaria. The failed insurrection attempt claimed lives of more than 90 people, including at least 12 civilians, 35 policemen and 41 rebels. Combatants Russian security forces Mostly local Islamic militants Commanders N/A Ilias Gorchkhanov (killed) Strength several thousand 80 - 300 Casualties at least 33 at least 41 The October 2005 Nalchik attack was a raid by a large group of militants on Nalchik, in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of southern Russia... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of arms of Nalchik Nalchik (Karachay-Balkar and Russian: ; Kabardian: Налшык) is a city in the Caucasus region of southern Russia and capital of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. ... Capital Nalchik Area - total - % water Ranked 83rd - 12,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 60th - est. ...

Notable incidents

• January 15, 2005 - Four Russian commandos and six rebels dead in two clashes in Dagestan.

• February 2, 2005 - Major-General Magomed Omarov, Dagestan's deputy Interior Minister, was assassinated in capital Makhachkala, when rebels ambushed his motorcade and killed him in the shoot-out.

• July 1, 2005 - Eleven members of the elite Russian MVD OSNAZ Rus battalion were killed and seven wounded in the bomb attack in Makhachkala, Dagestan.

• July 12, 2005 - The Sharia Jamaat confirmed the death of its commander, Rasul Makasharipov. [3]

• January 2006 - At least three OMON and Spetznaz servicemen died and more than 10 were wounded in a three-day battle on a mountain near Gimry in Dagestan between some 3,000 Russian troops and a group of estimated eight armed rebels.

• July 10, 2006 - The head of the Russian FSB service, Nikolai Patrushev, announced the death of Shamil Basayev and three other rebels in a "special operation" in Ingushetia.

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Alpha Group, SOBR, OMON, Russian Marines Dagestani insurgents Commanders Arzulum Ilyasov † Magomedzagir Akayev † Rasul Makasharipov † Strength 8 Casualties 4 killed and 1 wounded 6 killed, 1 wounded and captured January 15 2005 sieges were two raids of the Russian security forces on a rebel safehouses in Dagestan. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Magomed Omarov (died February 2, 2005) was the deputy Interior Minister for the Russian republic of Dagestan. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A member of the OSNAZ MVD Rus team. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... Makhachkala Rus bombing was a July 1, 2005 incident in which at least 11 members of the elite Russian Rus battalion were killed and 25 people wounded in the bomb attack outside a public bath in Makhachkala, Dagestan. ... July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rasul Makasharipov Rasul Makasharipov was a Dagestani Islamist rebel leader. ... The OMON insignia OMON (Russian: Отряд милиции особого назначения; Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya, Special Purpose Detachment of Militsiya) is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya (state police) within the Russian and earlier the Soviet, Ministerstvo Vnutrennih Del (MVD; Ministry of Internal Affairs). ... Spetsnaz soldier training Spetsnaz (Войска специального назначения - спецназ/Voiska spetsialnogo naznacheniya - spetsnaz, /Specnaz/ in SAMPA) is a general term... Combatants Russia Islamic rebels Commanders Adilgerei Magomedtagirov Strength Some 3,000 Up to 8 to 30 Casualties 3 killed and 10+ wounded Possibly some wounded Gimry fighting took place between January 2-January 5, 2006 near Gimry in Dagestan. ... Gimri is a small village in the mountains of Dagestan, a republic within the Russian federation. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev (Николай Платонович Патрушев) (born July 11, 1951) is the director of the Russian FSB, the successor organization of the KGB. He became director of the FSB in 1999. ... Shamil Basayev in Dagestan, 1999 Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев) (January 14, 1965 – July 10, 2006) was a Vice-President of the internationally unrecognized separatist government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Islamist guerrilla leader, self-admitted terrorist and a national hero for many Chechens. ...

See also

• List of Second Chechen War assassinations