Anatoly Sultanovich Kyarov (russian: Анатолий Султанович Кяров; 10 November 1957 12 January 2008) was the head of the

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Kabardino-Balkaria The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Респу́блика, ''Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika''; kbd, Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ, ''Ķêbêrdej-Baĺķêr Respublik� ...

republic's UBOP (Unit for Fighting Organized Crime). He and his UBOP squad were accused of serious

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abuses within Kabardino-Balkaria, including of

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and murder.MURDER OF KABARDINO-BALKARIA LAW-ENFORCER: ANOTHER TURN IN A VICIOUS CIRCLE?
/ref> Kyarov was assassinated on January 12, 2008, in Nalchik together with a senior officer of the

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special forces, while two other police officers were wounded in the attack. The local Islamist insurgent group Yarmuk Jamaat was seen as responsible for the assassination (its leader,

Anzor Astemirov Anzor Astemirov (russian: Анзор Астемиров, 3 December 1976 – 24 March 2010), also known as Emir Sayfullah (Sword of God), was an Islamist leader of a terrorist group in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the North ...

, have previously survived many assassination attempts himself by Kyarov and his men).Astemirov Strikes Back: Background and Implications of the Kyarov Assassination in Kabardino-Balkaria
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