Dagestan

• Mostly police officers killed in attacks in Russian region of Dagestan

  Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following a rampage by Islamic militants who killed 19 people, most of them police.

  World

  Jun 24
  
• Armed militants in Dagestan kill priest and police in attacks on churches, synagogue and police post

  Armed militants attacked two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a traffic police post in Dagestan, killing a priest, a church security guard and six police officers.

  Politics

  Jun 23
  
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• At least 35 killed in gas station explosion in Russia’s Dagestan region

  The explosion occurred Monday night on the outskirts of Makhachkala. A fire started at a car repair shop and spread to a nearby gas station, triggering the blast.

  World

  Aug 15, 2023
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• Nearly 2,500 seals found dead on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast: officials

  Experts of the Federal Fisheries Agency and prosecutors inspected the coastline and collected data for laboratory research, which didn't immediately spot any pollutants.

  World

  Dec 4, 2022
• 3 militants killed in attack on Russian police station

  Two militants were killed and a third blew himself up in an attempt to attack a police station in southern Russia on Monday, police said, adding that no police officers or civilians were hurt.

  World

  Apr 11, 2016
• Car bomb kills 2 police, wounds 19 in Russia’s Dagestan

  A powerful car bomb exploded Monday at a police checkpoint in Russia's Dagestan republic, killing two officers and the car's driver and wounding 19 others.

  World

  Feb 15, 2016
• Islamic State on recruitment spree in Russia’s North Caucasus

  The Russian province of Dagestan, a flashpoint for Islamic violence in the North Caucasus, is feeding hundreds of fighters to the Islamic State in Syria — and now some are returning.

  Oct 28, 2015
• Russia: 2 suspects arrested in suicide bombing

  Russia's counterterrorism agency on Thursday identified the two suicide bombers who struck the southern city of Volgograd and announced the arrest of two suspected accomplices.

  Sports

  Jan 30, 2014
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• 3 security officials killed in shootout in Russia

  Three members of the security forces and two militants were killed in an ongoing shootout in the volatile Russian region of Dagestan.

  World

  Jan 15, 2014