Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and called for disappointment and anger at the Kazakh government for a number of policies made.
On January 5, there was the first recording of what appeared to be a situation in Kazakhstan of rioters carrying assault rifles. Reporting from militarywatchmagazine, several of the rifles have been reported and confiscated by the authorities.
Rioters during a demonstration carrying assault rifles attacked and targeted the Government of Kazakhstan in Almaty. This resulted in at least 12 police officers being victims of the riots.
Almaty is not only the largest city in Kazakhstan but is also the center of a major rioting point in the current demonstrations. Meanwhile, a small riot occurred in the capital city of Astana where the police line was ready to guard against the riots that occurred.
Back in the center of Almaty where Republic Square or the city square became the center of a large firefight with the military, including intelligence or counter terrorism units deployed to neutralize the threat.
At least 50 vehicles and more than 200 rioters were surrounded and stopped from the mayor's office and other complexes. Foreign correspondents on the ground claimed that all the shots were from anti-government forces.
On January 6, Kazakh government forces reported that rioters had visited two hospitals, and were estimated to have caused more than 1000 casualties.
The anger of the people of Kazakhstan is said to have peaked when the government acted arbitrarily in making policies. Where the government raised the price of fuel which angered the people of Kazakhstan.
However, the root of the problem began to grow with the anger of the people of Kazakhstan over various social and economic inequalities.
Not to mention the situation in Kazakhstan which has been exacerbated by the pandemic situation and the lack of democracy that the government often voices.
Therefore, it is quoted from thevocket that the people of Kazakhstan want their rights as citizens to be expanded.
The people of Kazakhstan who took to the streets voiced and demanded that this cultural practice of corruption be removed immediately.
On this occasion, the people of Kazakhstan also protested the former President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev who has ruled the country for a long time.
After stepping down as president, he was appointed head of the National Security Council of Kazakhstan.However, the people of Kazakhstan have also urged the former President of Kazakhstan to step down and end his three decades of rule. Because the country's wealth is currently only concentrated among the political elite.
Under current circumstances internet services were shut down in most countries and a number of TV stations were suspended in response to the crisis.
According to the New York Times, Kazakhstan's current situation poses a major challenge to the government and threatens the stability of a region that has begun to falter since Russia and the United States fought for influence there.
In militarywatchmagazine citations, Moscow itself accused the US of being responsible for the unrest in Kazakhstan.
Although it was disputed by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki that these are insane accusations, and completely false. According to him this is part of Russia's disinformation strategy.
Meanwhile, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has accepted the resignation of all cabinet members. Tokayev has also declared a state of emergency in Almaty.
However, in this state of emergency, the government also seems slow to eliminate the dissatisfaction of the people of Kazakhstan.
The current situation of the Kazakh government is reportedly unstable and new elections are expected to take place in the near future. Little Information that Kazakhstan is a center for oil, gas and metals.
The geographical location of Kazakhstan is in the middle of the border with Russia in the north and China in the east.
Kazakhstan is one of the largest countries in the world, larger than the rest of Western Europe, with a population of only 19 million.
The country is regarded by President Vladimir V. Putin as Russia's twin brother and Moscow believes they still have some influence there.
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