Saturday, June 25, 2011

Russian Security Services Carry Out Major Special Operation in Dagestan

The active phase of a special operation to destroy an armed group of bandits has resumed in Dagestan's Kizlyarskiy District. This clash is the biggest one in the republic in recent times. At least 15 militants have been blocked in a dense forest. The hunt for them has been going on for three days. The security and law-enforcement officers found the bodies of two killed bandits. Special-purpose troops have suffered losses too: Two soldiers have been killed and 12 have been injured. Sarkar Magomedov has more troops taking positions, other scenes of the operation, With rifles in hand, under the blazing sun, assault teams of soldiers are taking firing positions. The special operation to destroy militants has been continuing in the area covering several hectares of heavy forest for two days. Somewhere in these woods, there is a lair of bandits. It is not yet known how many criminals are hiding there, but all of them are members of the Kyzlyar sabotage-terrorist group led by terrorist Akhmed Idrisov. However, it is not certain that he is among the blocked group.

Great Loss
The first clash between the Interior Troops and the bandit group took place on the morning of 21 June, after combing the woods. Reinforcements, Urals (trucks), armored personnel carriers and aviation were promptly sent to the scene of the clash.
Helicopters are patrolling over the woods, trying to locate the bandits. Several camping sites used by the militants have been spotted from the air. They are hit by air strikes, one after another. If the militants are not hit, at least they will be stunned. Here, smoke is already rising. The zone covered by the special operation is tightly surrounded. It is practically impossible to escape. By all appearances, the criminals understand this. At night, they still tried to breakthrough the cordon but were driven back by the troops. Unfortunately, not without losses.
Rasul Temirbekov, captioned as acting senior aide to the head of a section of the Russian Investigation Committee's Investigations Directorate for Dagestan During the clash, five employees of the law enforcement agencies received gunshot wounds from which they died on the spot. Thirteen other employees received gunshot wounds of various degrees of severity. They have been taken to the central hospital of the town of Kizlyar.
Clashes To Continue
Shooting, bomb attacks are continuing. Helicopters are still attacking the woods from the air. Infantry troops are working on the ground. In the morning, as a reinforcement, several tanks joined them.
It is not known how long the clashes will continue. Most likely, this will be one of the largest-scale special operations in the North Caucasus in recent times. According to official reports, up to 15 militants are hiding in the forest. According to unofficial reports, the number is double that.

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