Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus

| partof = the Russo-Caucasian conflict, post-Soviet conflicts, War against the Islamic State and the aftermath of the insurgency in the North Caucasus

| image = Fire of the "Crocus City Hall" building after the terrorist attack.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Fire of the "Crocus City Hall" building after the terrorist attack perpetrated by the Islamic State

| date = 21 November 2017 – present
({{Age in years, months and days|month1=11|day1=21|year1=2017}})

| place = North Caucasus, Russia (with spillover in other Russian territories), northern Azerbaijan and Georgia

| status = Ongoing as a hit-and-run campaign

| combatant1 = {{flag|Russia}}

• {{flag|Chechnya}}
• {{flag|Dagestan}}
• {{flag|Ingushetia}}
• {{flag|Kabardino-Balkaria}}
• {{flag|Kalmykia}}
• {{flag|Karachay-Cherkessia}}
• {{flag|North Ossetia–Alania}}
• {{flag|Adygea}}
• {{flag|Krasnodar Krai}}
• {{flag|Rostov Oblast}}
• {{flag|Stavropol Krai}}
• {{flag|Volgograd Oblast}}
• {{flag|Moscow Oblast}}
• {{flag|Moscow}}

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{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

• Qusar District

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{{flag|Georgia}}

• {{flag|Adjara}}
• {{flag|Tbilisi}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|Islamic State}}

• {{flagicon image|Islamic State – Caucasus Province.svg}} Caucasus Province
• {{flagicon image|Islamic State – Khurasan Province.svg}} Khorasan Province{{Cite news |date=9 March 2024 |title=Казахстан подтвердил убийство двух своих граждан в ходе операции ФСБ |website=Kommersant |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6560983 |access-date=10 March 2024 |language=ru }}
• {{flagicon image|Islamic State – Azerbaijan Province.svg}} Azerbaijan Province

{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Other Islamist groups and lone wolves

| units1 = {{ubl|

| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Russian Federal Security Service.svg}} Federal Security Service

| {{flagicon image|Flag of National Guard of the Russian Federation.svg}} National Guard of Russia

| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.svg}} Police of Russia}}

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{{ubl|

| {{flagicon image|Dövlət Təhlükəsizliyi Xidmətinin loqosu.svg}} State Security Service

| {{flagicon image|Azerbaijani Internal Troops emblem.svg}} Internal Troops of Azerbaijan

}}

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{{ubl|

| {{flagicon image|MIA of Georgia Flag.png}} Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

| {{flagicon image|SSSG 1.png}} State Security Service of Georgia

}}

| units2 = Military of the Islamic State

| commander1 = {{ubl|

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Vladimir Putin

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Mikhail Mishustin

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Andrey Belousov

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Valery Gerasimov

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Alexander Bortnikov

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Viktor Zolotov

| {{flagdeco|Russia}} Vladimir Kolokoltsev

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| {{flagdeco|Chechnya}} Ramzan Kadyrov

| {{flagdeco|Dagestan}} Sergey Melikov

| {{flagdeco|Ingushetia}} Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov

| {{flagdeco|Kabardino-Balkaria}} Kazbek Kokov

| {{flagdeco|Kalmykia}} Batu Khasikov

| {{flagdeco|Karachay-Cherkessia}} Rashid Temrezov

| {{flagdeco|North Ossetia–Alania}} Sergey Menyaylo

| {{flagdeco|Adygea}} Murat Kumpilov

| {{flagdeco|Krasnodar Krai}} Veniamin Kondratyev

| {{flagdeco|Rostov Oblast}} Vasily Golubev

| {{flagdeco|Stavropol Krai}} Vladimir Vladimirov

| {{flagdeco|Volgograd Oblast}} Andrey Bocharov

| {{flagdeco|Moscow Oblast}} Andrey Vorobyov

| {{flagdeco|Moscow}} Sergey Sobyanin

}}

{{Collapsible list

| titlestyle=background-color:transparent; text-align:left;

| title= Former

|{{flagdeco|Russia|size=23px}} Dmitry Medvedev

|{{flagdeco|Russia|size=23px}} Sergei Shoigu

|{{flagdeco|Dagestan|size=23px}} Vladimir Vasilyev

|{{flagdeco|Ingushetia|size=23px}} Yunus-bek Yevkurov

|{{flagdeco|Kabardino-Balkaria|size=23px}} Yury Kokov

|{{flagdeco|Kalmykia|size=23px}} Aleksey Orlov

|{{flagdeco|North Ossetia–Alania|size=23px}} Vyacheslav Bitarov

}}

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{{ubl|

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Ilham Aliyev

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Mehriban Aliyeva

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Ali Asadov

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Zakir Hasanov

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Karim Valiyev

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Ali Naghiyev

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Shahin Mammadov

| {{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Vilayat Eyvazov

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|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Shair Alkhasov

}}

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{{ubl|

| {{flagdeco|Georgia}} Mikheil Kavelashvili

| {{flagdeco|Georgia}} Irakli Kobakhidze

| {{flagdeco|Georgia}} Irakli Chikovani

| {{flagdeco|Georgia}} Giorgi Matiashvili

| {{flagdeco|Georgia}} Vakhtang Gomelauri

| {{flagdeco|Georgia}} Grigol Liluashvili

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|{{flagdeco|Adjara}} Tornike Rizhvadze

|{{flagdeco|Tbilisi}} Kakha Kaladze

}}

| commander2 = {{ubl|

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Akhmed Chatayev{{KIA}}

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Aslan Byutukayev{{KIA}}

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Yunus Khabibov{{KIA}}{{Cite news |date=24 March 2018 |title=Убитый в Дагестане боевик был связан с ИГИЛ |trans-title=Militant killed in Dagestan was linked to ISIS |website=Interfax |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/605082 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925161048/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/605082 |url-status=live}}

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Amirkhan Gurazhev{{KIA}}{{Cite news |date=4 March 2024 |title=Банду террористов приютили воры |website=Kommersant |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6552082 |access-date=4 March 2024 |language=ru }}

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Adam Ozdoev

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Abdulloh{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/masskillers/comments/1blr8on/interrogation_of_crocus_city_hall_shooters/|title=Interrogation of Crocus City Hall shooter|date=23 March 2024 }}

|{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Akhmed Tsechoev{{KIA}}{{Cite news |date=20 May 2018 |title=В атаке на грозненский храм участвовал малгобекский джамаат |trans-title=The Malgobek Jamaat took part in the attack on the Grozny temple |website=Kommersant |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3635140|access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326172121/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3635140 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=25 July 2019 |title=СКР не нашел связей с ИГ участников нападения на единственный православный храм Грозного |trans-title=The Investigative Committee did not find any connections between the Islamic State and the participants in the attack on the only Orthodox church in Grozny |website=Interfax |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/670359 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607130533/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/670359 |url-status=live}}

|{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Shamil Aliyev{{KIA}}{{Cite news |date=3 June 2018 |title=Боевик убит в зоне КТО на юго-востоке Дагестана |trans-title=Militant killed in the CTO [сounterterrorism operation] zone in southeast Dagestan |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/321242 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726120653/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/321242/ |url-status=live}}

|{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} 3 unnamed criminal group leaders{{KIA}}{{Cite news |date=15 February 2018 |title=Сотрудник спецназа погиб в ходе операции по ликвидации боевика в Дагестане |trans-title=A special forces member killed during an operation to eliminate a militant in Dagestan |website=Interfax |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/600167|access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925181137/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/600167 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=1 September 2018 |title=Уничтоженный в Дагестане боевик был главарем "кизилюртовской" банды |trans-title=Militant killed in Dagestan was the leader of the "Kizilyurt" gang |website=Interfax |url=https://www.interfax.ru/world/627551 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227190600/https://www.interfax.ru/world/627551 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=30 November 2018 |title=Установлены личности убитых в перестрелке с силовиками в Кабардино-Балкарии |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/328567 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=10 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210034343/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/328567/ |url-status=live}}}}

{{collapsible list |title = Islamic State caliphs

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (since 2023)

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023; killed in Syria)

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022; killed in Syria)

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022; killed in Syria)

|{{flagdeco|Islamic State}} Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (until 2019; killed in Syria)}}

| casualties1 = 50 Russian security forces killed, 114 wounded{{efn|7 killed and 23 wounded in 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/reduction_number_victims_2018/|title=In 2018, the count of conflict victims in Northern Caucasus dropped by 38%|publisher=Caucasian Knot|access-date=2020-01-20}} 4 killed and 10 wounded in 2019,{{Cite news |date=17 June 2019 |title=Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в первом квартале 2019 года стал 21 человек |trans-title=In the first quarter of 2019, 21 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/336760/ |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504204057/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/336760/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=26 August 2019 |title=Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во втором квартале 2019 года стали 10 человек |trans-title=In the second quarter of 2019, 10 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/339505/ |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812001156/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/339505/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=6 December 2019 |title=Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в третьем квартале 2019 года стали 7 человек |trans-title=In the third quarter of 2019, 7 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/343243 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129163748/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/343243/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=Жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в четвертом квартале 2019 года стали 6 человек |trans-title=In the fourth quarter of 2019, 6 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/345886 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921192511/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/345886/ |url-status=live}} 4 killed and 11 wounded in 2020,{{Cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во втором квартале 2020 года пострадали 11 человек |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2020, 11 people were harmed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/352985 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502181837/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/352985/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=7 November 2020 |title=Жертвами конфликта на Северном Кавказе в III квартале 2020 года стали 15 человек |trans-title=In the third quarter of 2020, 15 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/356212 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502133821/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/356212/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=7 November 2020 |title=Жертвами конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2020 года стали 26 человек |trans-title=In the fourth quarter of 2020, 26 people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/358313 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526212639/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/358313/ |url-status=live}} 8 wounded in 2021,{{Cite news |date=5 April 2021 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в 1 квартале 2021 года пострадали 19 человек |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2021, 19 people were harmed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/362431 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109003122/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/362431/ |url-status=live}} 1 killed in 2022,{{Cite news |date=5 January 2023 |title=В IV квартале 2022 в ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе погибли 4 человека |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2022, 4 people were killed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/384685 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914113344/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/384685 |url-status=live}} 3 killed and 11 wounded in 2023,{{Cite news |date=5 April 2023 |title=В I квартале 2023 в ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе погибли 7 человек |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2022, 7 people were killed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/387466 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117215955/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/387466 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=5 July 2023 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во II квартале 2023 года убито 6 человек |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2023, 6 people were killed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/390298 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117215956/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/390298 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=5 January 2024 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2023 года погиб один и ранено трое человек |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2023, one person was killed and another three wounded |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/395957 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117215742/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/395957 |url-status=live}} 31 killed and 24 wounded in 2024{{Cite news |date=29 April 2024 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в I квартале 2024 года 9 человек убито и один ранен |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2024, 9 people was killed and one wounded |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/400279 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |archive-date=5 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105105048/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/400279 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=5 August 2024 |title=40 человек убито и 48 ранено в ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во II квартале 2024 года |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2024, 40 people were killed and 48 wounded |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/402492 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |archive-date=5 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105110254/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/402492 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=9 October 2024 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в III квартале 2024 года 2 человека убито и один ранен |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the third quarter of 2024, 2 people were killed and one wounded |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/404419 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |archive-date=5 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105105719/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/404419 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=3 January 2025 |title=4 человека погибли и 1 ранен в ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2024 года |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2024, 4 people were killed and 1 wounded |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/407209 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=16 June 2024 |title=«РИА Новости»: сотрудник ФСИН получил ранение при штурме ростовского СИЗО |website=Kommersant |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6772750 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=25 December 2024 |title=Главное о захвате ИГ* заложников в Суровикино |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/403093 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |url-status=live}}}}

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7 Azeri soldiers killed, 1+ wounded{{cite web|url=https://www.memri.org/jttm/islamic-state-isis-weekly-documents-first-ever-attack-against-azerbaijani-forces-northeastern|title=Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Documents First-Ever Attack Against Azerbaijani Forces In Northeastern Azerbaijan's Qusar District; Several Dead On Both Sides}}

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1 Georgian soldier killed, 4 wounded

| casualties2 = 213 jihadists killed, 4 wounded (in Russia){{efn|1 killed in 2017,{{Cite news |date=20 December 2017 |title=Устроителя взрыва в Ставрополе заподозрили в причастности к зеленчукской бандгруппе |trans-title=The organizer of the explosion in Stavropol was suspected of involvement in the Zelenchukskaya gang |website=Interfax |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/592565|access-date=5 January 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929145801/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/592565 |url-status=live}} 65 killed in 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/reduction_number_victims_2018/|title=In 2018, the count of conflict victims in Northern Caucasus dropped by 38%|publisher=Caucasian Knot|access-date=2020-01-20}} 26 killed and 1 wounded in 2019, 41 killed in 2020,{{Cite news |date=15 April 2020 |title=Инфографика. Статистика жертв на Северном Кавказе в первом квартале 2020 года по данным Кавказского Узла |trans-title=Infographic. Statistic of victims in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2020 according to the Caucasian Knot |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/369904 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502182016/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/369904/ |url-status=live}} 19 killed and 1 wounded in 2021,{{Cite news |date=5 July 2021 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во втором квартале 2021 года убит 1 человек |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2021, 1 person was killed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/365567 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501235247/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/365567/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=11 October 2021 |title=В III квартале 2021 года жертвами вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе стали восемь человек |trans-title=In the third quarter of 2020, eight people became victims of the armed conflict in the North Caucasus |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/368960 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501235241/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/368960/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=4 January 2022 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе в IV квартале 2021 года убито 2 человека |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2021, 2 people were killed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/371915 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009140249/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/371915/ |url-status=live}} 5 killed in 2022,{{Cite news |date=6 July 2022 |title=В ходе вооруженного конфликта на Северном Кавказе во II квартале 2022 года убито 2 человека |trans-title=During the armed conflict in the North Caucasus in the second quarter of 2022, 2 people were killed |website=Caucasian Knot |url=https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/378859 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705140126/https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/378859 |url-status=live}} 12 killed and 1 wounded in 2023, 36 killed and 1 wounded in 2024{{Cite news |date=18 June 2024 |title=RT: один из захвативших заложников в ростовском СИЗО выжил |website=Kommersant |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6774369 |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=ru |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20241227/terroristy-1991637590.html|title=Сотрудники ФСБ предотвратили теракт в Москве|date=27 December 2024|work=РИА Новости}}8 killed in 2025}}
1 killed (in Azerbaijan)
3 killed, 7 arrested (in Georgia)

| casualties4 = 165 civilians killed, 604 injured{{efn| 13 injured in 2017,{{Cite news |date=29 December 2017 |title=ИГ взяла на себя ответственность за взрыв в Петербурге 27 декабря|trans-title=IS claimed responsibility for the 27 December explosion in [Saint] Petersburg |website=BBC News Russian |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-42518965 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922120901/https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-42518965 |url-status=live}} 10 killed and 3 injured in 2018, 2 injured in 2019, 1 killed and 1 injured in 2021, 1 injured in 2023, 152 killed and 584 injured in 2024}}
1 Russian soldier killed by a landmine explosion{{Cite news |date=26 August 2019 |title=В Чечне погиб разведчик-пулеметчик |website=Kommersant |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4073042 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=ru |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929023351/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4073042 |url-status=live}}

| combatant3 = {{flag|al-Qaeda}}

• Imam Shamil Battalion (2017-2019)

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The Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus refers to the involvement of ISIS and its affiliates in the region, where local militant groups pledged allegiance to the organization and engaged in attacks aimed at destabilizing Russia's North Caucasus republics, Georgia, and Azerbaijan to create an Islamic Caliphate.{{Campaignbox Post-Soviet Conflicts}}