Due to continued civil and
political unrest throughout most of the Caucasus region of Russia, we warn against travel to the
areas of Chechnya, all areas bordering Chechnya, North Ossetia, Ingushetia,
Dagestan, Stavropol, Karachayevo-Cherkessiya and Kabardino-Balkariya.
Throughout
the region, local criminal gangs routinely kidnap foreigners for ransom; travellers have disappeared
in Chechnya and remain unaccounted for. In December 1998, four foreign
hostages were decapitated by their captors. Close contacts with the local population do not guarantee
safety.
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Due to continued civil and
political unrest throughout most of the Caucasus region of Russia, we warn against travel to the
areas of Chechnya, all areas bordering Chechnya, North Ossetia, Ingushetia,
Dagestan, Stavropol, Karachayevo-Cherkessiya and Kabardino-Balkariya.
