Insurgency in the North Caucasus President of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev, meets with FSB head, Alexander Bortnikov, in March 2009, to discuss the ending of the counter-terrorism operation in Chechnya. Date 16 April 2009 – present (8 years, 3 weeks and 5 days) Location Russia North Caucasian Federal District Chechnya Dagestan Ingushetia Kabardino-Balkaria North Ossetia-Alania Result Ongoing Belligerents Russia Chechnya Dagestan Ingushetia Kabardino-Balkaria North Ossetia-Alania Kadyrovtsy Other loyalists Al-Qaeda Caucasus Emirate (2009–16) Vilayat Dagestan (2009–16) Vilayat Galgaycho (2009–15) Vilayat Iriston (until 2009) Vilayat KBK (2009–16) Vilayat Nokhchicho Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade Arab Mujahideen (2009–12) Turkish Mujahideen [1][2][3][4] Imam Shamil Battalion[5] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat al-Qawqaz[6][7] (since June 2015) Commanders and leaders Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Sergey Shoygu Anatoliy Serdyukov Vladimir Boldyrev Rashid Nurgaliyev Alexander Bortnikov Alexander Khloponin Ramzan Kadyrov Ramazan Abdulatipov Yunus-bek Yevkurov Yury Kokov Vyacheslav Bitarov Zalim Shebzukhov † Magomed Suleimanov † Aliaskhab Kebekov † Dokka Umarov † Aslambek Vadalov (POW) Chechnya: Khuseyn Gakayev † Tarkhan Gaziyev (POW) Muhannad † Supyan Abdullayev † Abdulla Kurd † Dagestan: Umalat Magomedov † Magomed Vagabov † Israpil Velijanov † Ibragimkhalil Daudov † Said Kharakansky † Ingushetia: Ali Taziev (POW) Said Buryatsky † Dzhamaleyl Mutaliyev † Arthur Getagazhev † Kabardino- Balkaria: Anzor Astemirov † Asker Dzhappuyev † Alim Zankishiev † Rustam Asildarov † (Emir of ISIL in the North Caucasus) Aslan Byutukayev Strength Undisclosed ~600 fighters (government claim, January 2013)[8] ~40 operating groups in the North Caucasus:[8] 10 groups 16 groups 3 groups 5 groups none Casualties and losses 1,047–1,078 killed (2009–2015)[9] and 2,217–2,581 wounded (2009–2015)[10] 2,069–2,085 killed and 2,071 captured (2009–2015)[11] 594 civilians killed (2010–2015)[12]