Russia kills eight IS terrorists close to Chechnya (Ingushetia- Chechnya)
August 4, 2015
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Russia’s Anti-Terrorist Committee said that eight IS terrorists were killed in combat west of Chechnya
Russia’s Anti-Terrorist Committee said that eight IS terrorists were killed in combat in the province of Ingushetia, west of Chechnya.
The statement, published by Russian news agencies, said the group’s leader, Adam Tagilov, was also among those killed. He was accused of organizing an armed raid on Chechnya’s provincial capital, Grozny, in December 2014, the day of President Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation address. Twenty-five people were killed in the attack.
The eight men killed by Russian forces were believed to have been part of the Chechen umbrella group, the Caucases Emirates, which in June “pledged allegiance and joined the international terrorist organization IS” and appointed a “governor” of the Caucasus.
