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Northern Caucasus

(1) The territory encompassing Ciscaucasia and the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus, with the exception of the eastern portion of the Greater Caucasus in the Azerbaijan SSR. The Northern Caucasus also includes part of the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, from the western tip of the Greater Caucasus to the Psou River on the boundary of the Abkhazian SSR. The Northern Caucasus encompasses the southern part of Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar and Stavropol’ krais, the Kabarda-Balkar ASSR, the Severnaia Osetiia ASSR, the Chechen-Ingush ASSR, the Dagestan ASSR, and part of the western part of the Kalmyk ASSR.

(2) A name for the Northern Caucasus Economic Region of the USSR, a region including Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar and Stavropol’ krais, the Dagestan ASSR, the Kabarda-Balkar ASSR, the Severnaia Osetiia ASSR, and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR but not the western part of the Kalmyk ASSR, which extends into Ciscaucasia.

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No references found	Summary: Russian security forces said on Monday they had killed an al-Qaeda agent and a second rebel fighter in its troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan. Qaeda agent killed in North Caucasus: Russia by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia) Summary: At least 20 people have been killed in Russia's North Caucasus after a suicide bomb attack on a police station. Suicide attack kills twenty in Russia by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) Security in Russia's volatile North Caucasus remains very difficult despite efforts to stabilize the region, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday, news agencies reported. Caucasus situation 'very, very difficult': Medvedev by AFP / AFP Global Edition	North Attleboro North Augusta North Australia North Ayrshire North Battleford North Bay North Beach North Bellmore North Bend Rail Trail North Bend State Park North Bohemia North Bohemian Coal Basin North Borneo North Brabant North Braddock North Branford North Canadian North Canadian River North Canton North Cape North Cape Current North Carolina North Carolina State Parks North Carolina, University of North Cascades National Park North Caucasus North Celestial Pole North Channel North Charleston Wannamaker County Park North Cheyenne Cañon Park North Chicago North China Plain North College Hill North Country North Country National Scenic Trail North Country Trail Association North Crimean Canal North Dakota North Dakota State Parks North Dakota State University North Dakota, University of North Down North Downs North East Island North East Lincolnshire North Ecliptic Pole North Equatorial Current north foehn North Fork North Fork of the Koyukuk Wild River north frigid zone	North Carolina, University of North Carolina-Israel Partnership North Carolinian North Carolinian North Carolinian North Carolinians North Carolinians North Carolinians North Carolinians Against Gun Violence North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence North Carolinians for Alternatives to War North Carolinians for Fair Wages North Carolinians for Home Education North Carolinians for Peace North Carolinians Opposing the Outlying Landing Field North Carollina Division of Forest Resources North Carrick Residents Association North Carrollton Veterinary Hospital North Cascade Family Physicians North Cascade Glacier Climate Project North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership North Cascades Concert Band North Cascades Environmental Learning Center North Cascades Highway North Cascades Mountain Guides North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park North Caspian Base North Caspian Production Sharing Agreement North Caucasus North Caucasus State Technical University north celestial pole north celestial pole north celestial pole North Central North Central Advertising Federation North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory North Central Alberta Junior Hockey League North Central Area Agency on Aging North Central Area Credit Union North Central Area Interconnect North Central Area Vocational Cooperative North Central Arizona Regional Watershed Consortium North Central Arkansas Amateur Radio Service North Central Arkansas Regional Economic Development North Central Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center North Central Asphalt User Producer Group North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision North Central Association of Colleges and Schools North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools North Central Association of Food and Drug Officials North Central Association of Schools North Central Association of Schools and Colleges North Central Association of Schools for the Blind North Central Austin Community of Churches North Central Bio-Economy Consortium

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Summary: Russian security forces said on Monday they had killed an al-Qaeda agent and a second rebel fighter in its troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan.

Qaeda agent killed in North Caucasus: Russia by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)

Summary: At least 20 people have been killed in Russia's North Caucasus after a suicide bomb attack on a police station.

Suicide attack kills twenty in Russia by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)

Security in Russia's volatile North Caucasus remains very difficult despite efforts to stabilize the region, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday, news agencies reported.

Caucasus situation 'very, very difficult': Medvedev by AFP / AFP Global Edition

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