Russian army battles fighters in Caucasus
At least 12 killed in fighting between army and Islamist fighters in volatile region.
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Female Suicide Bomber Injures 12 in Russia
A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12.
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From Toronto to Dagestan; Canadian Jihadi Draws Parallels With Tsarnaev
A mess of rubble, ash and charred vehicles is all that's left at the desolate farmhouse where a Canadian Muslim convert died fighting his last battle alongside Islamist insurgents in the Russian region of Dagestan.
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Europe: Putin Dismisses Leader of a Caucasus Republic
President Vladimir V. Putin has dismissed the president of the Russian republic of Dagestan over concerns of rising Islamist violence, corruption and political rivalries in the Caucasus.
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Russia TV anchor slain, official hurt in North Caucasus attacks
A TV newsman is fatally shot and a government minister is wounded in a bombing in Kabardino-Balkaria. The Russian republic is roiled by an Islamist insurgency. MOSCOW — A journalist with Russian state television was killed and a government official was injured in separate attacks in the country's violence-ridden North Caucasus region, authorities said Thursday.
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Gunmen Open Fire in Mosque in Dagestan
The interior ministry for the Russian Caucasus region said eight people were wounded in the attack as they celebrated the end of Ramadan.
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