Russia: Attempted Assassination in Ingushetia

The summer months are particularly violent in the Russian autonomous republic of Ingushetia, and this summer has been even more so. The latest incident was a June 22 car-bomb attack against the republic's president, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, who is hospitalized in critical condition. The intensifying violence is due to a shift in strategy by the Kremlin, which is trying to root out Islamic militants in the region, and war-hero Yevkurov was poised to make significant progress.