WNU Editor: The murder of an Ingushetia website owner this weekend has focused attention on this part of the Caucasus. Adjacent to Chechnya, Ingushetia has been undergoing a low level insurgency campaign. When the decision was made to invade Georgia, many of the soldiers used came from this region. The following is a collection of stories that report on the violence that is ungoing in this province.
Kremlin Critic Shot In Ingushetia -- BBC News
The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities in the volatile region of Ingushetia has been shot dead in police custody.
Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, was a vocal critic of the region's administration.
The Russian prosecutor's office said an investigation into the death had been launched, Russia media report.
A post on Yevloyev's site says he was detained by police after landing at the airport of the main town, Nazran.
The website owner was taken to hospital but died from his injuries.
Reports quoting local police said Yevloyev had tried to seize a policeman's gun when he was being led to a vehicle. A shot was fired and Yevloyev was injured in the head.
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More News On Ingushetia
Russian Activist Shot Dead By Police -- Washington Post
Russian Police Arrest, Kill Owner of News Web Site -- Wall Street Journal
Kremlin critic shot dead in southern Russia -- CNN
A Journalist in Russia Is Shot Dead After Arrest -- New York Times
FACTBOX-Suspicious deaths of reporters in Russia -- Reuters
Ingushetia Protests Expected As Slain Opposition Figure Buried -- Turkish Weekly
Two police officers killed in southern Russia -- RIA Novosti
Bombs kill at least 2 Russian soldiers in Chechnya -- Washington Post
Kremlin recognition risks "domino effect" at home -- Reuters
My Comment: Russian soldiers cannot stay there forever. If a people want independence .... they will ultimately have it.