Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria | |||||||
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Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus and the second Chechen war | |||||||
![]() Map of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
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~300 militants (1997) ~500 militants (2002–2007)[2] ~50–180 militants (2009–2015)[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1000+ killed and injured[4][5] | 1000+ killed and injured[6][5] | ||||||
Thousands of civilians killed and wounded |
The Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia was a protracted conflict between Russian security forces and militant groups operating in the regions of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, located in the North Caucasus region of Russia. The conflict was part of the broader insurgency in the North Caucasus, which emerged following the end of the First Chechen War in 1996.