Extremists

Fire Bombs Thrown at Turkish Embassy in Moscow

Demonstrators threw fire bombs at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow during a demonstration held to mark anniversary of Armenian genocide.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 26, 2007

Six Russian Policemen Wounded in Chechnya Attack

Gunmen injured six Russian policemen during a night attack on a checkpoint on the outskirts of the Chechen capital, Grozny, on Wednesday, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday quoting an interior ministry spokesman.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 20, 2007

Warlord Khairulla Killed in Chechnya

A field commander, Khairulla (Suleiman Imurzayev), has been killed in Chechnya, Russia’s Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 4, 2007

Wanted Militant Leader Killed in Southern Russia

According to local police a militant leader was killed Friday during a special operation in Daghestan in southern Russia, RIA Novosti news agency reported March 23.

Popularity: 4% [?]

March 23, 2007

Police Arrested 6 Suspected in St. Petersburg McDonald’s Blast

Police have detained six suspects in last month’s bomb attack in a fast food McDonald’s restaurant in Russian city of St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

Popularity: 6% [?]

March 22, 2007

Mad Crowd Leader Gets 3 1/2-Year Jail Term

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The Pushkinsky federal court of St. Petersburg has convicted Ruslan Melnik, who, according to the investigators was one of the leaders of the extremist group Mad Crowd.

Popularity: 5% [?]

December 5, 2006

Al-Qaeda’s Top Contact Killed in Chechnya

Police on Sunday killed an Arab who Russian security officials said commanded foreign mercenaries in Chechnya and was al-Qaeda’s top emissary in the troubled North Caucasus.

Popularity: 3% [?]

November 27, 2006

Russia Condemns Baghdad Terrorist Attacks

Baghdad Terrorist Attacks

Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned Thursday a series of terrorist strikes in the Iraqi capital earlier in the day, which left more than 150 people dead and some 300 wounded.

Popularity: 11% [?]

November 24, 2006

Chechen Guerilla Leader Killed in Chechnya

Chechen Guerilla Leader Killed in Chechnya. Photo: AP

Bogdan Suleimanov, the “Emir of the Shatoi district” in southern Chechnya, was killed in a special operation.

Popularity: 3% [?]

November 23, 2006

Russian Journalist Jailed for Articles Published on Chechen Pro-Rebel Website

A Moscow district court has sentenced the editor in chief of an extremist publication to five years in prison for provoking ethnic hatred and making extremist calls.

Popularity: 4% [?]

November 20, 2006