Fierce fightings on border between Chechnya and Dagestan continue for 5th day

17 February 2012

On Friday morning, February 17, Mujahideen killed at least 2 puppets and wounded another one. These data has been reported by the media of Russian invader terrorists who always understate their casualties.

On the eve, Russian media distributed information on elimination of five and injury of six Russian puppets. The Russians say nothing about possible casualties among the Mujahideen.

The Russian media referring to the command of their invader terrorists reported on Friday that combat helicopters had conducted massive strikes on woodland in Khasavyurt district of Dagestan.

The enemy also uses heavy artillery. Local residents could see and hear powerful explosions from Russian shells and missiles.

There is a large-scale front warfare going on with participation of different armed forces. The number of enemy forces and facilities, as well as enemy casualties make the fightings on the internal border between two provinces of Caucasus Emirate unprecedented over the past few years.

And taking into account that the fightings are taking place in harsh winter and that the Mujahideen have actually no logistical support and places to evacuate their wounded fighters, the current battles could be regarded as a unique military event.

Russian invader terrorists say that one of the Mujahideen groups could have tried to leave the combat zone. However, no details were given.

The area of hostilities expanded. Battles are taking place in Nozhai-Yurt district of the Province of Nokhchicho, as well as in Kazbek and Khasavyurt districts of the Province of Dagestan.

It is to be recalled that the command of Russian invaders partly acknowledged on Thursday heavy losses among their puppets.

A KGB news agency, Interfax, reports that during the heavy fightings on Thursday, February 16, on the border between Chechnya and Dagestan, 5 members of the gang "special forces" were killed and at least 6 others seriously injured.

Russian aggressors reported that during the day the joint forces of invaders and minions entered two times in the contact battle with the Mujahideen, and both times were forced to retreat.

Thus, according to Russian sources, taking into account losses occurred on Friday, since February 13, 13 enemy elements have been killed and not less than 18 other Russians and puppets wounded. No casualties among the Mujahideen were reported by the Russians.

It is to be mentioned in this connection that, according to sources of the Kavkaz Center, on the morning of February 17, at least 15 puppets have been eliminated.

On the first day of the fightings on February 13, the KC sources reported about 5 killed and 6 injured puppets near the village of Sim-Sir. The Mujahideen trapped a minions' gang from "Vedeno police department". Once trapped, the puppets were attacked from two sides, taking them into a kettle.

In turn, Russian invaders reported on that day about 3 killed and 6 wounded Kadyrovites. It was stated that at the squad of the Mujahideen included 30 to 40 fighters and that they escaped from enemy encirclement.

Next day, February 14, the invaders reported that 2 more puppets were wounded. The number of Mujahideen was radically "reduced" to 5-7 fighters.

On February 15, the sources of Russian invaders said that another 4 Kadyrov's minions were eliminated in the battle. The invaders did not report about any losses among the Mujahideen.

According to Russian invader terrorists, the fightings were taking place in Kazbek district of Dagestan and Nozhai-Yurt district of the Province of Nokhchicho, or Chechnya.

On February 16, the command of the Russian invader terrorists suddenly announced that they confronted with as much as 3 three detachments of the Mujahideen, numbering a few dozen fighters, in the border area between Dagestan and Chechnya. Throughout the day of February 16, very scanty information was reported from the zone of fightings.

The Russian invader terrorists and minions lamented on bad weather, deep snow, fog and difficult terrain, which prevented them from using armoured military vehicles.

Joint gangs of Chechen and Dagestani minions and army formations of Russian invader terrorists have been fighting against the Mujahideen. The enemy is using aircraft.

The command of Russian invaders claim that the Mujahideen units are headed by Emirs Ruslan Temirkayev, Arslan Mamedov (call sign "Muaz", both natives of Dagestan), and a native of Nozhai-Yurt district of Chechnya, a 47-year-old Makharbi Timiraliyev (call sign "Makharbi").

Department of Monitoring
Kavkaz Center

Source: Kavkaz Center.
Link: http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2012/02/17/15834.shtml.