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Azerbaijani-Turkish military exercises in the Lachin Corridor. Screenshot of the video on YouTube of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hC6FjdBauk
11:34, 12 September 2021
Turkish-Azerbaijani exercises are over in Karabakh
In the Lachin District, militaries of Turkey and Azerbaijan have mastered the skills of conducting reconnaissance, setting ambushes and finding and liquidating saboteurs, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Screenshot of the video "A blood feud against the Naurbaevs", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM3rLNlL8WQ
11:33, 12 September 2021
In Chechnya, series of blood feud declarations meets no authorities' counteraction
The declaration of blood feud to several families in Chechnya is backed by republic's authorities, Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has stated. The Kremlin connives at republic's authorities by ignoring the phenomenon of blood feud, political analysts assert.
Security services during the CTO. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-kolchugino-neytralizovany-dvoe.html
11:31, 12 September 2021
CTO regime lifted in Dagestani Buynaksk District
The operative headquarters has cancelled the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan, where two militants were killed.
Combat training of enlisted military personnel participating in a three-month training session. September 2021. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://www.mil.am
11:24, 12 September 2021
Armenian experts treat reservists' training as unprecedented
Armenia has launched the largest military training in 30 years. Azerbaijan and Turkey have deliberately opposed them with their military exercises in Nagorno-Karabakh, military experts assert.
23:59, 11 September 2021
PO ignores Ombudsperson's call to punish organizers of riots in Tbilisi
The absence of any reaction of the Prosecutor's Office (PO) to the call of Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson, to bring the organizers of riots in Tbilisi to justice is explained by the fact that law enforcers would not admit the involvement of priests in violence against journalists, Vakhtang Maisaya, a political analyst, believes.
Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CTod6XXg7Pa/
23:57, 11 September 2021
Social network users doubt law enforcers' version about CTO in Dagestan
The condition of certain objects shown in the video about the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Buynaksk District, which, according to law enforcers, had belonged to the killed militants, fails to meet the conditions of staying in the forest, which raises doubts about the official version of the reasons for the CTO, Instagram users have pointed out.
Akhmed Pogorov at the rally in Magas on March 26, 2019. Screenshot of the video by Fortanga.org
23:55, 11 September 2021
Advocate complains about absence of medical care to Ingush activist Pogorov at SIZO
The health condition of Akhmed Pogorov, a co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, has worsened after his second arrest, but at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) he cannot receive the necessary medical treatment, his advocate asserts.
Searches conducted in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by the press service of the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh http://rs-nkr.am/content.php?contid=3177
13:49, 11 September 2021
Remains of two soldiers found in Nagorno-Karabakh
Karabakh rescuers found remains of Armenian military servicemen in Matagis, bringing the total number of remains and dead bodies found in the conflict zone up to 1662, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.
Yerevan residents at the Republic Square. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:28, 11 September 2021
Armenian citizens condemn authorities' plans for Independence Day
Armenian authorities have decided to hold a large-scale celebration of the 30th anniversary of the country's independence, but the public criticized these plans, and relatives of the dead militaries demanded to cancel the holiday. Armenian human rights defenders treat the lavish celebrations prior to the first anniversary of the 2020 autumn war as inappropriate.
Rustam Muradov. Photo: Kremlin.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org/
12:20, 11 September 2021
Commander of Russian peacemakers assess his work in Nagorno-Karabakh
Rustam Muradov, a former commander of the Russian peacemaking mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, has presented his successor to the head of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). Civilians have returned to Karabakh; life in the region "is in full swing," Muradov has stated.
23:58, 10 September 2021
Victim expresses his indignation about closure of case against policeman in Chegem
An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria got off with a fine for fabricating a criminal case against a relative. The court’s decision allows the law enforcer to continue working in the law enforcement agencies, a representative of the victim notes.
A still from the film “Mama, I’m Home.” Photo: https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2021/lineup/orizzonti/mama-ya-doma-mama-i’m-home
23:55, 10 September 2021
Film by Nalchik director shown at Venice Film Festival
The premiere of the film “Mama, I’m Home” by Nalchik director Vladimir Bitokov took place in the contest programme of the Venice Film Festival.
23:52, 10 September 2021
Azerbaijani diplomat Gasanov denies charges in court
All projects were coordinated at the highest official level, former Azerbaijani ambassador Eldar Gasanov told the court in connection with accusations of misappropriation of funds. At the court hearing, he felt bad, and the judge postponed the hearing.
A special operation in the Buinaksk District of Dagestan. September 10, 2021. Photo by the press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru
22:45, 10 September 2021
Names of suspects killed during CTO in Dagestan reported
Suspects killed in a special operation in the Buinaksk District of Dagestan were identified as Urudj Ramazanov and Airuz Abdulaev, sources reported.
Military vehicles at the site of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted by law enforcers in the forest near the village of Talgi. Screenshot of the video by the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC)
16:54, 10 September 2021
Talgi villagers tell about situation in CTO venue
Two militants were killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) by law enforcers in a forest near the village of Talgi. In the village, school classes were cancelled; there is an accumulation of military equipment; and the entrance to and the exit from the village were blocked, local residents have informed.
Weapons found by the law enforcers at the shootout venue in a forest near the village of Talgi. Screenshot of the video by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YJ01BOmZCY
16:51, 10 September 2021
CTO in Buynaksk District was second in Dagestan in 2021
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime introduce in the Buynaksk District, in which law enforcers killed two militants near the village of Talgi, was the second one in Dagestan since the start of the year.
Law enforcers during a CTO. Photo: Zvezda TV channel (a state-owned nationwide TV network run by the Russian Ministry of Defence) https://tvzvezda-ru.turbopages.org/tvzvezda.ru/s/news/202191071-RKefI.html
16:41, 10 September 2021
Two militants killed in CTO in Dagestan
During a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Buynaksk District, law enforcers killed two militants. Weapons, ammunition and an improvised bomb were found at the shootout venue, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has informed.
Angelina Semyonova. Screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel of the Russian Boxing Federation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4P6IAdUv2k
11:59, 10 September 2021
Boxer woman reproaches Dagestan fighter Nurmagomedov with sexism after his words about ring girls
It's high time for the Dagestani fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov, to reconsider his outdated views, a Russian female athlete, Angelina Semyonova, said after his words about the uselessness of ring girls at MMA (mixed martial arts) tournaments.
A criminal case. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:56, 10 September 2021
Ingush woman suspected of being trained in terrorist camp
In a camp for recruits of the "Islamic State" (IS)* in Syria, a woman from Ingushetia, earlier suspected of links with militants, received training in mine explosives, investigators assert.
Abubakar Rizvanov, Kemal Tambiev and Abdulmumin Gadjiev (from left to right) in a courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
01:24, 10 September 2021
Defence treats law enforcers' testimonies in Gadjiev's case as unconvincing
At the trial of the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, law enforcers acted as witnesses; however, they did not see any actions imputed to Gadjiev and failed to present any proofs of money transfer to terrorists, the Gadjiev's defence asserts.
News
Special operation in Ukraine. Screenshot from video https://function.mil.ru The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250.

A Russian serviceman. Still from a Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/53671 The number of combatants from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,200.

Historians have assessed the memory of the Muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.