An introduction to the situation in the North Caucasus

... were killed and more than 60,000 were forced to flee from the region where they were living in North Ossetia because of this territory issue. (7) Following the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia (South Caucasus regions) as independent states by Russia, violence in Ingushetia increased even more. According to the Open Source Center, the number of violent incidents in 2009 nearly matched that in Chechnya, the leader in such violence is the whole Caucasus. According to the same source however, the number decreased ...