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Man carrying two powerful bombs arrested in Dagestan
Makhachkala :: Russia | almost 2 years ago
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A man carrying two powerful bombs was arrested in the volatile Russian Republic of Dagestan on early Wednesday morning, local media reported. The man was arrested near the settlement of Kakashura in Russia's North Caucasian Republic of
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Dozens of militants find way into Russia
Moscow :: Russia | almost 2 years ago
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Dozens of militants have reportedly crossed Russia's border with Georgia into the North Caucasus. This comes as Russian officials warn of an ongoing terrorist surge in the country. Russian security forces reported between 50 and 70 armed militants
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Security officer, rebel killed in Russian Caucasus
Makhachkala :: Russia | almost 2 years ago
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The Russia n Interior Ministry says that a security officer and a militant suspect have been killed in separate incidents in a restive Caucasus province. Vyacheslav Gasanov, a spokesman for the ministry's branch in Dagestan, said that the officer of
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Russian moderate Muslims murdered
Makhachkala :: Russia | 2 years ago
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Dagestan imam is latest moderate Muslim murder victim Maksud Sadikov studied in Moscow Concern is growing for prominent moderate Muslims in Russia's Dagestan region after an imam was shot dead days after the killing of an academic. Unidentified
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Rector at Muslim University in Russia Is Shot to Death
Moscow :: Russia | 2 years ago
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Gunmen on Tuesday killed the rector of a Muslim university in southern Russia who had been leading a government-sponsored effort to counter violence in the region by reviving the local traditions of Sufi Islam that he said were less likely to inspire
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Rector at Muslim University in Russia Is Shot to Death
Moscow :: Russia | 2 years ago
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Gunmen on Tuesday killed the rector of a Muslim university in southern Russia who had been leading a government-sponsored effort to counter violence in the region by reviving the local traditions of Sufi Islam that he said were less likely to inspire
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Reports: Institute rector killed in Russian south
Makhachkala :: Russia | 2 years ago
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Russia n news agencies say the rector of a theology institute in a southern Russia n city has been shot dead along with his nephew. The reports say Maksud Sadikov, the head of the Institute of Theology and International Relations in the city of
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Helicopter Kills 2 Suspected Rebels in Dagestan
Makhachkala :: Russia | 2 years ago
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Police in Russia's republic of Dagestan say a military helicopter was used to kill two armed men who fled into the woods after being spotted near a hidden underground shelter stocked with explosives. Interior Ministry spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov
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Militant leader: Bin Laden's death will not stop jihad
Moscow :: Russia | 2 years ago
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Bin Laden's death will not stop jihad The leader of an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus said Osama bin Laden's death would not stop violence and hinted at more attacks, calling Russia a "battleground" in an interview released on Tuesday. A
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Police uncover first case of a terrorist network operating in the Czech Republic, eight charged with aiding Dagestani Shariat Jamaat
Prague :: Czech Republic | 2 years ago
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Police in the Czech Republic have uncovered the first ever case of an international terrorist network operating within the country. It has now been reported that eight foreigners from the radical Islamic organisation Shariat Jamaat of Dagestan, were
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