Six fighters engaging in armed resistance were eliminated in Russia's Ingushetia in the course of a special operation in the town of Karabulak, a source in the region's law enforcement has told Sputnik.
"The preliminary data shows that six fighters were eliminated in the course of the clash, their identities are being established," the source said.
Later in the day, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said that the fighters' identities had been tentatively established, adding that they were affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) and had been involved in a number of terrorist attacks. Three of the fighters, including the group's leader, were on the federal wanted list, the NAC said.

Soon after, the region's authorities announced that the counterterrorist operation regime in Karabulak had been lifted.

On Saturday, a counterterrorist operation was launched on the territory of Karabulak. The NAC said that a group of fighters planning to commit terrorist acts had been detected and stopped by the special forces of the Russian Federal Security Service.