Russian security forces fought a gun battle all night with terrorists

"An anti-terrorism operation was launched in the town of Karabulak, in the Republic of Ingushetia, at 7:30 p.m. on March 2," the emergency response center in Ingushetia, Russia, located in the North Caucasus region, announced early on March 3.

The operation, conducted across approximately four streets in Karabulak, aimed to crack down on an extremist group "plotting to commit serious terrorist crimes" on Russian territory, according to Maxim Shevlyakov, head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) office in Ingushetia. The group had been wanted since early 2023 following an attack on police.

Russian special forces at the scene of a shootout with terrorists on the morning of March 3rd, in the town of Karabulak, in the Republic of Ingushetia. Photo: Baza

The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the suspects fired at police as they were inspecting an apartment building in the suspected area. The intense gunfight lasted until around 9 p.m. on March 2nd, followed by sporadic gunfire and the sound of grenade explosions.

Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, leader of the Republic of Ingushetia, stressed that the situation in the town of Karabulak remains under control and that the city's residents do not need to panic.

Russian security forces engaged in a night-long gunfight with terrorists in the North Caucasus.

Gunfight in Karabulak during counter-terrorism operation on the night of March 2nd. Video : Baza

Local authorities have not reported any civilian casualties. Ambulances have been dispatched and are on standby at the scene.

Ingushetia is the smallest republic in the Russian Federation, located between North Ossetia and Chechnya, with a population of about half a million people. The Russian federal government faced many challenges from Islamist rebel groups in Ingushetia - Gagestan - Chechnya in the 2000s and early 2010s.

Location of the Republic of Ingushetia within the Russian Federation, in the North Caucasus region. Graphic: BBC

Thanh Danh (According to Reuters, TASS )

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