Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia

Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria
	Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus and the second Chechen war
	; Map of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
Date	1997 – 7 February 2017
Location	Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia
Result	Russian victory Destruction of Caucasus Emirate and other militant groups; Stabilization of the situation in Kabardino-Balkaria; Evolves into the Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus;
Belligerents
Russia Kabardino-Balkaria; Karachay-Cherkessia;	Karachay Jamaat (until 2007) Jamaat of Kabardino-Balkaria (until 2005) Yarmuk Jamaat(until 2005); Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (until 2007) Caucasian Front (until 2007); Jamaat of Kabardino-Balkaria (from 2005 in Caucasian Front); Yarmuk Jamaat (from 2005 in Caucasian Front); Karachay Jamaat (from 1995); Caucasus Emirate (from 2007) Vilayat KBK (from 2007);
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Putin (2002–2008; 2012–2017); Dmitry Medvedev (2008–2012); Valery Kokov (2002–2005); Arsen Kanokov (2005–2013); Yury Kokov (2013–2017); Vladimir Semyonov (2002–2003); Mustafa Batdyyev (2003–2008); Boris Ebzeyev (2008–2011); Rashid Temrezov (2011–2017)	Adam Semyonov †; Ramazan Borlakov †; Achemez Gochiyaev; Idris Glow †; Nikolay Kipkeev †; Aslan Temirbulatov †; Ruslan Khubiev †; Hasanbi Fakov †; Anzor Astemirov (Emir Sayfullah) †; Musa Mukozhev †; Muslim Atayev (Emir Sayfullah) †; Rustam Bekanov †; Asker Dzhappuyev (Emir Abdullah) †; Alim Zankishiev (Emir Ubaidallah) †; Timur Tatchaev (Emir Khamza) †; Ruslan Baryrbekov (Emir Khamza) †; Khasanbi Fakov (Emir Abu Khasan) †; Tengiz Guketlov (Emir Tengiz) †; Astemir Berkhamov (Emir Al Bara) †; Robert Zankishiev (Emir Abdullah) †; Zalim Shebzukhov (Emir Salim) †; Shamil Basayev; Ibn al Khattab; Ilyas Gorchkhanov †; Dokku Umarov;
Strength
Undisclosed; 5 groups; 3 groups	~300 militants (1997); ~700+ militants (1999); ~500 militants (2002–2007); ~50–180 militants annually (2009–2015)
Casualties and losses
1,000+ killed and injured	1,000+ killed and injured
	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.