List of clashes in the North Caucasus in 2018

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Date Location Deaths Details
18 February Kizlyar 5 Kizlyar church shooting: One man shot dead in a crowd in Kizlyar, killing at least five people. Four others were injured. Later, ISIL claimed responsibility for this act.[citation needed]
20 March Grozny 0 (+1) A man with a firearm attacked and injured a police officer in the Chechen capital Grozny. The assailant was killed.[1][2]
21 April Derbent 0 (+9) Nine suspected militants are killed by Russian security forces in a major counter-terrorism operation in Derbent, Dagestan.[3]
1 May Neftekumsk 0 (+1) In the Russian city of Neftekumsk, a man attacked two police officers with a knife. As a result, both law enforcement officers were injured. During the arrest, the man resisted and stabbed one of the policemen, after which a policeman shot him dead.[4][5]
4 May Nevinnomyssk 0 (+2) Two Islamist rebels were killed during an encounter against officers of the FSB in the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai.[citation needed]
19 May Grozny 3 (+4) Four gunmen, two police officers, and one civilian are killed in an attack on a Christian church in downtown Grozny, Chechnya.[6]
20 July Kizilyurtovsky District 2 Two police officers were killed and another injured after an attack by insurgents in the village of Stal'skoye in the Kizilyurtovsky district of Dagestan.[7][8]
20 August Chechnya 0 (+5) Several police officers are injured and at least five alleged attackers die in a series of attacks, involving stabbing, bombing and car crashing allegedly carried out by minors in Chechnya. ISIS claims responsibility. The Chechen leader Kadyrov denies ISIS involvement and threatens to collectively punish alleged attackers' relatives.[9]
13 October Dagestan 0 (+2) Two insurgents from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Caucasus were killed by security forces in the Republic of Dagestan.[citation needed]
29 November Maysky District 0 (+3) Three militants were killed during a gunfight against FSB in Maysky district, Kabardino-Balkaria. The militants had planned to kill a local politician and other security figures.[10]
12 December Nazran 0 (+2) Two police officers were injured in a grenade blast in Nazran, the capital of Ingushetia. The two perpetrators were shot dead in retaliation.[11]

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  1. ^ Inc., TV Rain. "В Грозном неизвестный напал с оружием на полицейского". Retrieved 2018-03-27. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "ИГ взяла ответственность за нападение на полицейского в Чечне". РБК. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ^ "Nine killed in Daghestan counter-terror operation". OC Media. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ^ Громов, Алексей. "Мужчина с ножом ранил двух полицейских на Ставрополье". Федеральное агентство новостей No.1. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ^ ""Исламское государство" взяло на себя ответственность за нападение на полицейских в Нефтекумске". Медиазона. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  6. ^ "Gunmen Attack Church in Russia's Chechnya Region, Killing 3". The New York Times. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Insurgents shoot Road Patrol Service unit in Dagestan". Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  8. ^ Adam. "IS Claims Killing 3 Dagestani Policemen in Shooting in Kizilyurt". ent.siteintelgroup.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  9. ^ "Russia/North Caucasus". CrisisWatch: August 2018. International Crisis Group. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Опубликовано видео с места операции по задержанию боевиков в КБР". RIA.ru (In Russian). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  11. ^ "Seven Detained in Russia for Allegedly Supporting Islamic State, Al-Nusra Front".
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