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List of clashes in the North Caucasus in 2015

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  • 1 January - Security forces killed a rebel group leader in Chechnya.[citation needed]
  • 28 February - Five members of the Interior Ministry of RF were wounded during explosion of an unknown explosive device in a woods area of the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya and were taken to hospital.[1]
  • 22 November - Russian special forces kill 10 ISIS-linked militants in a counter-terrorist operation in a mountainous region near the city of Nalchik in Russia's North Caucasus.[citation needed]
  • 29 December - A gunman opened fire on a group of local residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress in Derbent, Dagestan, southern Russia, killing one and injuring 11. ISIL claims responsibility.[2]
  • 30 December - Unidentified gunman opened fire on a group of local residents who were visiting a viewing platform at the fortress in Derbent, Dagestan, southern Russia, killing one and injuring 11. The visitors included two border guards, one of whom was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Five are wounded in explosion in Chechnya". Vestnikkavkaza.net. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  2. ^ "Russia attack: IS claims shooting in Dagestan", Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "One killed, 11 injured in gun attack at fortress in southern Russia - RIA cites official". Reuters. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.