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| Militants open fire on security forces in the city of Karabulak in Ingushetia |
| 2024-03-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Security forces are fighting with militants blocked in an apartment building in the city of Karabulak in the Republic of Ingushetia. A source in the region’s law enforcement agencies reportedthis to RIA Novosti on March 2. According to these data, the militants, in response to an offer to surrender, opened fire on law enforcement officers. As reported by IA Regnum, on the evening of March 2, the operational headquarters of Ingushetia informed that in order to suppress terrorist acts and crimes of a terrorist nature, a CTO regime was introduced in Karabulak. The operation area is limited to Rabochaya, Oskanova, Naberezhnaya and Dzhabagieva streets. In November 2023, an accomplice of militants was eliminated in Ingushetia. In the city of Sunzha, security forces tried to detain an accomplice of wanted members of a bandit group. He resisted and opened fire on law enforcement officers, after which he was eliminated. In April 2023, a counter-terrorist operation was carried out in the Malgobek region of Ingushetia in connection with an attack by militants on law enforcement officers. During the operation, the militants offered armed resistance, opening fire on the security forces, resulting in the death of three policemen. More from regnum.ru CTO regime introduced in Ingush Karabulak A counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced within the boundaries of four streets in the city of Karabulak in the Republic of Ingushetia. The regional operational headquarters announced this on March 2. “A decision was made to conduct a counter-terrorism operation on the territory of the city of Karabulak in the Republic of Ingushetia from 19:30 on March 2, 2024. The area is limited: Rabochaya Street, Oskanova Street, Naberezhnaya Street, Dzhabagieva Street,” the report says, as quoted by TASS. More from kavkaz-uzel.eu Counter-terrorism operation in Ingushetia the second in 11 months The counter-terrorist operation in Karabulak was preceded by a counterterrorist operation in the Malgobek region announced in April 2023, the end of which has not yet been reported. As the Caucasian Knot reported, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported today that militants in Karabulak, when trying to detain them, opened fire on law enforcement forces, a battle was started with the shooters, and residents of nearby houses were evacuated. In part of Karabulak, a counter-terrorism operation (CTO) regime was introduced from 19.30 Moscow time. Intense shooting can be heard on video recordings from the scene and one of the balconies can be seen burning. The CTO regime, which is referred to in the federal law of the Russian Federation “On Countering Terrorism,” allows for the removal of individuals from certain areas of the area and objects, as well as a number of other restrictions, according to the reference material of the “Caucasian Knot” “ Counter-Terrorism Operation (CTO) Regime”. According to the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from open sources, before today's events in Karabulak, the CTO regime was last declared in Ingushetia in 2023. Then the security forces discovered the alleged participants in the attack on a traffic police post on a farm in Malgobek; the suspects opened fire on the security forces, wounded one of them and fled. From 20.00 Moscow time on April 3, a counter-terrorist operation regime was declared in the Malgobek region of Ingushetia. By 22.50 Moscow time on March 2, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, the operational headquarters or the head of Ingushetia did not report the end of the CTO regime in the Malgobek region, which has been in effect for 11 months. Let us recall that on March 24, 2023, an attack was carried out on the Volga 24 traffic police post, located near the border of Ingushetia and North Ossetia. Six residents of Ingushetia were put on the wanted list, including Amirkhan Gurazhev and Adam Ozdoev. In July, law enforcement officers increased the reward for information about Gurazhev and Ozdoev to five million rubles. A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced, but the underground participants managed to escape from the security forces two more times, and the security forces suffered losses both times. Even more from kavkaz-uzel.eu Video footage from the battlefield in Karabulak has been released Militants in Karabulak opened fire on security forces while attempting to arrest them, a battle is underway, and residents of nearby houses have been evacuated, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported. Intense shooting can be heard in video footage from the scene, and one of the balconies is on fire. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the government of Ingushetia reported that a counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in part of Karabulak this evening ; it is being carried out within the boundaries of four streets in the city center. The CTO regime, provided for by the federal law “ On Counter-Terrorism,” allows for the removal of people from certain areas and objects, as well as a number of other restrictions, says the “Caucasian Knot” certificate “ Counter-Terrorist Operation (CTO) Regime.” The official message about the CTO in Karabulak was distributed by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. “Militants in Karabulak, when attempting to arrest them, opened fire on the forces of law and order. Law enforcement officers engaged in battle with the criminals. Residents of houses adjacent to the area where the terrorists were detected were evacuated,” RIA Novosti quoted the committee’s report as saying. The CTO in Karabulak is being carried out in the area of apartment buildings, TASS reported with reference to the operational services of Ingushetia. “The main work is taking place on Oskanova Street in the area of apartment buildings. Security forces are shelling an apartment in one of the houses on this street, located on the third floor,” the interlocutor said. About five or six militants who were preparing terrorist attacks are hiding in a residential building in Karabulak, Russia today reported, citing its own sources. In the video published on the publication’s Telegram channel, intense shooting can be heard and an explosion is visible. One of the balconies in the high-rise building is also on fire. Two videos from the scene of the event were published on the Izvestia telegram channel. In both videos, intense shooting can be heard near apartment buildings, and groups of security forces are visible. The explosion was also captured on video. The sounds of shooting can be heard on the street where there is heavy traffic, follows from a video published on the Mash Telegram channel. The head of the republic, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, called on residents “not to panic and remain calm,” and to trust only official information. “The situation in the city is under the control of law enforcement agencies,” he wrote in his Telegram channel. |
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