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| Resident of Ingushetia detained for aiding militants |
| 2024-03-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited It's ISIS. [KavkazUzel] Security forces detained a resident of the village of Alkhasty, who is suspected of aiding the militants killed in Karabulak, in particular, of pawning a cache of weapons previously discovered near the village. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on March 11, on the outskirts of the village of Alkhasty, Sunzhensky district, a cache of food and medicine was discovered, which allegedly belonged to the militant Tagir Tsuroyev. Security forces killed him during a counter-terrorism operation in Karabulak. A resident of the Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia was suspected of storing and transferring weapons and ammunition to members of a terrorist cell led by Amirakhan Gurazhev, Interfax reported, citing the republic's law enforcement agencies. According to security officials, a 33-year-old resident of the village of Alkhasty in January 2024, on Tsurov’s instructions, pawned a cache of firearms and ammunition near the village, knowing that Tsurov was a member of a terrorist organization. “Acting as part of a group of people by prior conspiracy, the young man ensured their safety and handed them over to members of a terrorist cell led by Amirakhan Gurazhev,” the agency’s interlocutor said. The detainee is being held in the temporary detention center of the Nazran police. He is suspected of aiding terrorists (Part 5 of Article 33 and Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and illegal trafficking in weapons (Part 3 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and a criminal case has been opened against the detainee under the article on illegal trafficking in explosives (Part 1 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code RF), indicated in the message. Let us remind you that on March 3, during the counter-terrorism operation (CTO) in Karabulak, security forces killed six suspected militants. On March 5, sources reported that Amirkhan Gurazhev, Zelimkhan Tsuroev, Magomed Barkinkhoev, Tagir Tsuroev, Mikail Tutaev and Bers Chemurziev were killed. No losses among security forces were officially reported; according to Kommersant, five FSB officers were injured during the counter-terrorism operation in Karabulak. On the evening of March 2, a counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in one of the blocks in the center of Karabulak. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reported that the militants, while trying to detain them, opened fire on the security forces, a shootout ensued, and residents of nearby houses were evacuated. On March 3, NAC announced that six Islamic State militants were killed in the shootout, three of whom were on the federal wanted list. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report " How the special operation took place in Karabulak. |
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