*Moscow sends more troops to combat spiralling insurgency in Ingushetia
*Circassian activists vandalize Russian monuments in North West Caucasus
*Baku hosts Israeli and Syrian presidents, as Azerbaijan's geopolitical importance grows
*Kazakhstan braces for the challenges of OSCE's chairmanship
*AKP government ensures the military's support for its Kurdish Initiative
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