Ingushetia Security Council chief shot dead in armed assaultAugust 27, 2013 - 10:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Akhmed Kotiyev, the head of Ingushetia’s Security Council, was shot dead after his car came under gunfire on early Tuesday August 27 morning, a spokesman for the local Health Ministry said, according to RIA Novosti. Earlier, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said that Kotiyev’s car came under fire from unidentified assailants at 7.40 a.m. local time at the Nizhniye Achaluki village as he was riding with his driver to work in the city of Magas. Kotiyev’s driver was wounded in the attack and taken to a hospital, where he later died of sustained injuries. The Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Attacks on security forces, police and civilians are reported regularly in the neighboring republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |