Thursday, March 3, 2011

RUSSIA - The Kabardino-Balkaria in the eye of the storm

"It takes a real war in the North Caucasus," the Moscow daily Gazeta Nezavissmaïa. The republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, once relatively calm compared to North Ossetia, Ingushetia or Karachay-Cherkessia, its neighbors, "became, literally two weeks, the republic's most troubled south of Russia ". On 25 February 2011, the capital Nalchik was the scene of a quadruple attack Islamist fighters.

The system of anti-terrorist operation (KTO), which entered into force 20 February 2011 on a portion of that territory has been extended. Arsen Kanonov, the leader of the Kabardino-Balkaria, said that "the situation was under control." But everybody does not seem to agree. According to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the Black Hawks, a "self-defense militia antiwahhabite" would be formed to protect civilians.

"If so, the daily worries, the republic is on the brink of civil war."

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