North Caucasus Insurgency 2009

Insurgency in the North Caucasus

President of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev, meets with FSB head, Alexander Bortnikov, in March 2009, to discuss the ending of the counter-terrorism operation in Chechnya.

Date	16 April 2009 – present (7 years, 10 months and 6 days)
Location	Russia North Caucasian Federal District Chechnya Dagestan Ingushetia Kabardino-Balkaria North Ossetia-Alania
Result	Ongoing

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Chechnya:
Khuseyn Gakayev †
Tarkhan Gaziyev (POW)
Muhannad †
Supyan Abdullayev †
Abdulla Kurd †
Dagestan:
Umalat Magomedov †
Magomed Vagabov †
Israpil Velijanov †
Ibragimkhalil Daudov †
Said Kharakansky †
Ingushetia:
Ali Taziev (POW)
Said Buryatsky †
Dzhamaleyl Mutaliyev †
Arthur Getagazhev †
Kabardino-
Balkaria:
Anzor Astemirov †
Asker Dzhappuyev †
Alim Zankishiev †

Rustam Asildarov †
(Emir of ISIL in the North Caucasus)
Aslan Byutukayev

Strength

Undisclosed

~600 fighters
(government claim,
January 2013)
~40 operating groups in the North Caucasus:

10 groups

16 groups

3 groups

5 groups

none

Casualties and losses

1,047–1,078 killed (2009–2015) and 2,217–2,581 wounded (2009–2015)

2,069–2,085 killed and 2,071 captured (2009–2015)

594 civilians killed (2010–2015)