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Russia’s FSB security service said Sunday it had killed an “emir” of the Islamic State group in a raid in the volatile North Caucasus. The FSB said in a statement that “among the neutralised bandits ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Security: Caucasus Islamist leader ‘killed in Russian raid’
The leader of a Caucasus Islamist group in Russia’s restive Dagestan region has been killed in a mountain raid that included air strikes, Russian security services and Islamists said Tuesday. Four ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Security: What to Make of the Emergence of a Russia-Taliban Security Alliance
In late May 2026, Afghanistan and Russia reached a military-technical cooperation agreement, marking a significant development in their evolving bilateral relationship. What makes this development ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Security: Black Sea-Caspian region and the Eurasian chessboard
Washington should start viewing the Black Sea, the Caucasus, and the Caspian Sea as an integrated region. The war launched by Russia against Ukraine in February 2022 has evolved far beyond a regional ...
News Russia » Northern Caucasus » Security: Ankara Summit Declaration Signals Stronger NATO Posture with Implications for Caucasus and European Security
The FINANCIAL — The NATO leaders’ Ankara Summit Declaration, adopted on July 8, 2026, marks one of the Alliance’s clearest strategic statements since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the ...