The 2024 Karabulak clash was a deadly stand-off between Russian security services and a cell of Ingush militants, claimed by Russian authorities to be affiliated with Islamic State – Caucasus Province.[1] The incident was the most significant clash in years regarding the Islamic insurgencies in the North Caucasus.
| 2024 Karabulak clash | |||||||
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| Part of the Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus | |||||||
 Bed sheets tied together, along which the militants tried to escape. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russia |
 Islamic State – Caucasus Province (Russian claim)[1] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Ingush militant cell | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 police officers wounded (allegedly)[2] |
5–6 militants killed[2] 1 civilian killed (allegedly)[1][2] | ||||||
Timeline
editA cell of six militants, of whom half were wanted by Russian authorities for a previous attack in 2022,[1] barricaded themselves in a third-floor apartment, engaging in a lengthy firefight with Russian special forces.[3] Small-arms fire and explosives were exchanged between government and militant forces for hours continuously. A counter-terrorism operation regime was declared in Karabulak,[4] and the surrounding streets were consequently blocked off, as residents of the apartment complex were evacuated to a nearby school.[1]
By noon of 3 March, TASS reported that the firefight was effectively over and that the militants were all killed,[3] though Russian independent sources claimed that government forces also sustained casualties, and a bystander was killed.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Alleged IS militants in Russia’s North Caucasus were killed in a shootout with security services, Associated Press Archived 3 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine, 3 March 2024. Accessed 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Russian Officials Say 6 Gunmen Killed In Ingushetia Shoot-Out, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Archived 4 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine, 3 March 2024. Accessed 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b В Ингушетии полиция вступила в перестрелку с неизвестными, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Archived 4 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine, 3 March 2024. Accessed 4 March 2024.
- ^ Six militants killed in special operation in Russia's Ingushetia region - TASS, Reuters, Archived 4 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine, 3 March 2024. Accessed 4 March 2024.