New York Times: The New Leader Of A Russian Region Inherits Its Burdens And Its People’s Hopes
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posted by eagle on February, 2009 as INGUSHETIA
The New Leader of a Russian Region Inherits Its Burdens and Its People’s Hopes
James Hill for The New York Times
Magomed Mutsolgov of MAShR, a nongovernmental organization that tracks regional violence, and the portraits of some of those missing in Ingushetia.
By ELLEN BARRY
Published: February 27, 2009
NAZRAN, Russia — Something is changing in Ingushetia, the tiny tinderbox of a republic that neighbors Chechnya.
The new president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, has ordered security barriers removed from most government offices, reasoning that authorities should not need protection from their own people. He rents a modest house from a retired state prosecutor, expressing some discomfort with the gold-domed presidential palace.
And in a region where criticism of the ...
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KC: Ingush Mujahideen Kill Three Local Residents Found Guilty Of Spying And Witchcraft
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Ingush Mujahideen kill three local residents found guilty of spying and witchcraft
Publication time: 26 February 2009, 22:21
Ingush Mujahideen have claimed responsibility for killing three local residents, two of whom were found guilty of spying and passing sensitive information to Russian authorities, and the third was found guilty of witchcraft.
All three killings were reported by Russian media at the time. The statement is translated in full.
Press release by the Mukhabarat of Province Ghalghaycho of the Emirate of Caucasus
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful!
The Mukhabarat (intelligence service) of Wilayah Ghalghaycho regularly receives information about spies and informants recruited by disbelievers and apostates. The received information is verified, and if confirmed, the decision is made to liquidate the criminal. The order is passed to special groups, who execute the sentence.
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KC: Statement By Command Of The Armed Forces Of Province Ghalghaycho Of The Caucasus Emirate
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Statement by command of the Armed Forces of Province Ghalghaycho of the Caucasus Emirate
Publication time: 26 February 2009, 17:35
Photo: After an explosion of a house in Nazran, Safar 16, 1430 (February 12, 2009)
Mujahideen of the Ingush Sector have issued a statement regarding firefight and explosion in Nazran on 12 February. According to official Russian sources, three Mujahideen were martyred and four Russian OMON police were killed. Unofficial Russian reports put police death toll at 15.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Who sent down Koran as the guidance, exhortation and reminder to believers, and created us Muslims and did is a great favor with Jihad on His straight path.
May peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Commander of Mujahideen, Prophet Muhammad, his family, companions and all those who followed him till the Day of ... >> full
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Caucasus Times: Prigorodnyi District: Old Problems With A New Sound
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Prigorodnyi District: Old Problems with a New Sound
 PRAGUE, 24 February, Caucasus Times – By Sergei Markedonov, director of the Department of International Relations Issues at the Institute for Political and Military Analysis, exclusively for Caucasus Times. The last day of January 2009, after a nearly eight-year hiatus, a national convention took place in Ingushetia. The common practice of bringing together the republican government and representatives of the people was discontinued during the presidency of Murat Ziazikov (2002-2008). In some ways, the event generated public uplift.
Many former opposition members supported the initiative and expressed readiness to engage in a constructive partnership with the government. Magomed Multsogov, who leads the human rights group «МАШР» (“MAShR”) and was a fierce critic of the previous administration, had this to say: ... >> full
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North Caucasus Weekly: Ingush Authorities Blame Insurgency On Arabs And U.S. Intelligence
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Publication: North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 10 Issue: 7
February 20, 2009 04:09 PM
Category: North Caucasus Weekly, The Caucasus, North Caucasus , Featured, Home Page
Yunus-bek Yevkurov marked his first 100 days as president of the Republic of Ingushetia in a somber atmosphere. During the past week, the authorities in Ingushetia, including the president, searched for three possible suicide bombers who allegedly arrived in Ingushetia from outside the republic to carry out a terrorist act and shared the extraordinary news with the population through mass media (Lenta.ru, February 6).
In recent years Ingushetia has grown accustomed to two types of daily events: 1) operations carried out by the armed opposition against the authorities and 2) military operations conducted by the law enforcement authorities against members of the armed resistance. This is why it was initially difficult to understand why the armed underground found it ... >> full
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