Chechnya's authorities found more than 40 Russians in Iraq

In the Iraqi camp of refugees, 13 women and 28 children from Dagestan, Chechnya and other regions of Russia were discovered, the authorities of the republic were reported today.

As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on December 14, a representative of the Chechnya Parliament in the Council of the Federation Ziyad Sabsabi reported that 93 Russian citizens were returned from the Middle East, it is planned to take more than 150 people from Syria and Iraq.

Chechen authorities use the return of women and children from Syria and Iraq in propaganda purposes, residents of Chechnya consider.

A group of Russian citizens from 41 people was found in the refugee camp in Iraq, the Caucasian Knot correspondent reported today employee apparatus Chapters and the Government of Chechnya.

"These are 13 women and 28 children. The leadership of the republic informed the representative of the Head of Chechnya in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, Senator Ziyad Sabsabi, which is now in Iraq," he said.

Most of these women are natives Dagestan, clarified the representative of the authorities of Chechnya. "Also, among them, one resident of Chechnya and natives of the Moscow and Bryansk regions with children," he said.

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov on his page in Instagram today confirmed this information. Among the children found are a three-year-old cousin of the girls previously delivered home from Dagestan, her parents died "under the American bombs in Mosul", clarified Ramzan Kadyrov .

It should be noted that women and children come from Syria and Iraq and children coming from Syria and Iraq only from the authorities of Chechnya, the Caucasian Knot does not have a confirmation of this information.

Chechen women brought from Syria reported that they were able to return to Russia after consent to criminal prosecution. Thus, those who returned on November 13 in Grozny Chechen women were interviewed by law enforcement officers, after which they were released, say the authorities of Chechnya. The Caucasian Knot does not have a confirmation of information that these women were really exempted, were not persecuted and are not limited to rights. Nothing is unknown about their fate, while the authorities of Chechnya report that they help in the rehabilitation of children returned from Syria.

Some of the women after return were detained and enclosed in custody in Dagestan. So, Abakarova and Muslimat Kurbanov will be convicted on October 24, they were detained in Makhachkala, despite the fact that both women have breast children. In their case, there are applications from the three deputies of the People's Assembly, who asked the prosecutor to consider appears on the obey Abacarov and Kurbanova and "to make a legal decision," the lawyer said.

Excavations are conducted on the river bank

In the territory of modern Iraq, archaeologists found a city, which, allegedly, was founded by Alexander Macedonian

Ancient ruins noticed after studying the declassified spyware video recordings of the 1960s, writes Science Alert.

Initially, the team of experts of the British Museum found outlines a large rectangular building hidden under the fields of wheat crops and barley. "Where there are walls underground, wheat and barley are not growing so well, so there are color differences in the growth of plants," said the archaeologist John McGinnis from the British Museum.

The city that British archaeologists discovered, Alexander Macedon founded in 331 to our era. For some time he lived here with the veterans of his military campaigns. Apparently, the city was called Calatga Darband, which translates approximately as "castle on a mountain pass." The city was located on the route to whom Alexander walked with the army to attack the king of Persia Daria III.

"This is only the beginning of the work, but we think it was a noisy city on the way from Iraq to Iran. You can imagine the wine dealers who supply soldiers," said John McGinnis.

Archaeologists have already found the foundations of a number of large buildings, including fortified walls. A stone press was also discovered, which could be used in winemaking or oil production. Fragments of the tile and statues of Persephone and Adonis - the heroes of Greek myths were found. The exact dating of finds could not be installed.

Excavations are expected to continue until 2020, so there is a good chance that we will learn much more about this not a lost city, journalists say.

Earlier NV. reported that scientists. The age of an unusual grave is estimated at about four thousand years.

Excavations of the fortress on the hill Tel Hyber (highlighted in a red frame)

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The joint British-Iraqi archaeological expedition discovered an extensive fortress built by the dynasty of the Kings of Primorye, or the maritime country, rules in the second millennium BC in the south of Mesopotamia. Until now, the rebellious kings were known only on the brief reports in ancient sources, but no material evidence of their existence was found. Reporting participants Expedition UR Region Archaeology Project Mary Shepperson about opening Published The Guardian.

Expedition UR Region Archaeology Project works in South Mukhafase (province) Di-Car in the vicinity of the modern city of Vinga. Archaeologists are studying the extensive Tel Khaiber (Tell Khaiber) since 2013; Their attention was attracted by the ruins of an extensive building on the top of the hill. Excavations showed that the building area is huge - 4400 square meters, it is dominant over a small settlement and appeared by a wall of raw bricks. The wall thickness reaches 3.5 meters, the gate in this wall is only alone and they are narrow, and watching towers are placed around the perimeter.

This type of fortified citadel is not typical for the Mesopotamia of the Bronze Age, and the walls with close towers are not at all have analogues. Over the walls in a large building, residential premises, warehouses, kitchens, halls, administrative wing, workshops are identified. Such a multifunctionality is unusual for palace and temple intercourse complexes. Archaeologists concluded that the fortress defended the surrounding population in its walls, which led in case of danger, unprotected "Posad".

In the building, archaeologists managed to find the archive - about 150 clinical plates written in Akkadian. Of these, it became clear that the fortress belonged to the rebellious dynasty of the kings of Primorye, or the maritime country. These rulers in the XVIII century BC rebelled against Samsu-Ilun, the Son and the successor of the king Hammurapi. The kings of Primorye were separated from Samsu-Ilun's sams-Ilun land - a swampy region in the lower course of the Tiger and Euphrates - and ruled this edge until the middle of the XV century BC.

The names of the rulers and some details of their military campaigns were known for the Babylonian lists of the kings and a minor number of other written sources. In particular, in 2009, for the first time, signs related to the Board of the Kings of Primorye from the private assembly of the Norwegian collector Martin Schoien (Martin Schøyen) were published (Martin Schøyen), shedding light on some episodes of the reign of the kings of Peshgal Daramash (Peshgaldaramesh) and Adara Kalamma (Ayadaragalama). Several plates found in Tel Hyber are just dated Adara Calamma Board (Lights of the XVI and XV centuries to our era).

The Tel Hyber Archive contains materials about the economic activities of the fortress, its connections with nearby ancient Sumerian city of Ur. Found training plates, according to which the scribes who owned the Akkadian language were mastered long ago came out of the use of Sumerian. Some dynastic names of the kings of Primorye - also Sumerian, which is unusual and, possibly, testifies to the preservation of the "confrontation between the former South South and the Akkadian North Mesopotamia" (see: "History of the Ancient East", ed. I.M. Dyakonova. M .: "Science", 1983).

The lands of the seaside kings-separatists were conquered in the XV century to our era by Cassitsky kings Kashiliasheist III and Ulam-Boriash. After this war, South Mesopotamia no longer fought against rulers from the north.

In Mesopotamia, sometimes a variety of findings come across. For example, one of the artifacts found there in the 30s of the last century for a long time was considered a toy, and only recently, that this is actually a weapon, and not the "ancient spinner."

The mythical city of Qalatga Darband was considered missing for more than 2 thousand years. And it was able to find it because of the spy shots made by the CIA in the 1960s. Studying them, the group of Iraqi and British archaeologists noticed the remains of the ancient walls in one of the Iraqi settlements.

According to scientists, this city in the I and II centuries BC. There was 10 kilometers southeast of injury in the province of Suleymania in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is believed that Alexander Macedon founded the city in 331 BC, and then lived there along with his subjects, which were about three thousand. Qalatga Darband in the Kurdish language sounds like a "Mountain Pass Castle".
It is located on the route of Alexander the Great against the Persian Tsar Daria III.

Now excavations are engaged in a group of researchers from the UK. They have already managed to establish that the city was built by Alexander Macedonian. Processing the photos received from the drone, archaeologists were able to identify a large municipal building hidden under wheat fields.

John McGinnes (Leader of the Group) believes that in the first and second century BC, the city was subjected to significant Greek and Roman influence. It was already possible to get a few statues on the surface.

Major stronghold IRA in Iraq

The "Islamic state" captured Mosul in the summer of 2014. The second largest city in the country jihadists took almost no resistance. Since then, he became the capital of the IG, from where the militants come to new territories. This city in the north of Iraq became the symbol of the cruelty of the "Islamic state" and the fight against terrorists. The active phase of the liberation of Mosulus began in October 2016.

Who frees Mosul?

The main shock force for the liberation of Mosul was the Army of Iraq, led by parts of special forces - the most combat-ready and experienced Iraqi military. However, its forces are not enough to combat thousands of jihadists. In the operation of the Iraqi army, the formation of Kurds, Sunni breeding militia and the so-called international coalition led by the United States, which causes blows from the air.

Battle for Mosul: Last game Ig in Iraq?

Mass execution of opponents ig

With the liberation of Mosul in his suburbs, mass burials were found by local residents who killed terrorists. Earlier in the UN, it was repeatedly reported on numerous executions in Mosul. For example, 600 local prisoners were killed. The victims also became those who refused to fight on the side of the game, adhere to the laws of the Khalifat or just tried to escape from the city.

Battle for Mosul: Last game Ig in Iraq?

Hunger in Mosul

During the active phase of the operation to release Mosul in the city began hunger. Terrorists from the IG were selected food from the residents. Many of the refugees are in critical state due to malnutrition, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross report. In the photo - distribution of humanitarian aid from the ICRC residents of Mosul.

Battle for Mosul: Last game Ig in Iraq?

IG could use chemical weapons in Mosul

Trying to stop the offensive to Mosul, the Militants of the USA, according to the US authorities, could apply chemical weapons with elements of the Iprit and mustard gas. In early March, about ten patients with symptoms of influence of chemicals were accepted into local hospitals. Representatives of the Red Cross "Deeply alarmed" by these facts.

Battle for Mosul: Last game Ig in Iraq?

UN risks not to cope with the flow of refugees

As Mosul was liberated, some of its residents got the opportunity to run. The city leaves every day to 50 thousand people. UN representatives stated that they were afraid not to cope with the flow of refugees. Before the capture of the IG in Mosul, almost one and a half million people lived. Now it remains, by different estimates, about 750 thousand inhabitants. How many people died during this time, still have to be installed.

Battle for Mosul: Last game Ig in Iraq?

Network of underground tunnels

During the siege of the militants, the methods of a partisan struggle are used: they have breakdown under the city a whole network of tunnels and from there make attacks on Iraqi soldiers, including those using suicide. Previously, there were also reports about the tactics of the Live Shield by the jihadists, which agree, during the battles, terrorists from the Islamic State were covered by Mosulian civilians.

Battle for Mosul: Last game Ig in Iraq?

Where will the militants go?

After the defeat in Mosul, the militants practically will not remain supporting points. The only major city, which is still under their control, is the Syrian Rakka. There, the Islamic State is likely to give the last fight. Experts are confident that his outcome is predetermined because serious forces of several major states are involved in the fight against ig.