People's Daily: High-ranking Russian official murdered in Dagestan
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posted by eagle on July, 2011 as DAGESTAN
High-ranking Russian official murdered in Dagestan
16:59, July 28, 2011
high-ranking official was shot dead in Russia's volatile republic of Dagestan early Thursday, local media reported.
Garun Kurbanov, head of Dagestan's analytical department and presidential press service, and his driver were killed in the republic's capital city of Makhachkala.
"Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Kurbanov's car at about 08:15 Moscow time (0415 GMT). According to preliminary reports, the official and his driver were killed," a spokesman of Dagestan's Interior Ministry was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.
Russia's Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told Interfax that Kurbanov's murder may be linked to his work.
"Investigators are analyzing different theories behind this crime. However, our main theory is that it was related to his work," Markin said.
Investigation into the incident is underway.
Violence is common in the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, with militants frequently attacking police and authority targets.
Source:Xinhua
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Five Killed In Shootout In Russia’s Dagestan Province
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posted by eagle on as DAGESTAN
Five killed in shootout in Russia’s Dagestan province
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were killed when a gunfight between militants and federal forces broke out in Russia's restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, police said on Wednesday.
The state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported that two civilians, a serviceman, and two suspected militants were killed during the shootout that occurred late on Wednesday. Another serviceman and six civilians were wounded. An assault rifle and a handgun were seized from the site of the clash.
"According to the latest reports, one serviceman and two civilians have been killed in a shootout in the village of Serebryakovka [near the city of Kizlyar]. One more servicemen and six civilians were wounded," a police spokesman said.
One of the two militants killed in the gunfight was identified as gang leader Magomed Aliyev. A local police source said ... >> full
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Jamestown Foundation: Dagestan Violence Reaches New Heights
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posted by eagle on June, 2011 as DAGESTAN
Dagestan Violence Reaches New HeightsPublication: Eurasia Daily Monitor June 24, 2011 02:00 PM
 (Source: RIA Novosti)
A source in Russia’s interior ministry was quoted on June 24 as saying that the number of security personnel killed in a battle with an estimated 30 militants in a wooded area near the village of Kuznetskovka in Dagestan’s Kizlyar district had reached 13. The battle began on June 21, after which the security forces called in armored vehicles and attack helicopters. Yet, the rebels managed to break out of the encirclement on June 22, and the battle continued on June 23. A Dagestani law-enforcement source was quoted on June 24 as saying that the militants had probably managed to break out of the security forces’ encirclement and get away yet again, this time probably for good.
An interior ministry source told the BBC’s Russian service that 10 servicemen with two operational battalions of the interior ... >> full
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Jamestown Foundation: Russian Experts Claim Democratic Process Is The Key To Solving The Crisis In Dagestan
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Russian Experts Claim Democratic Process is the Key to Solving the Crisis in DagestanPublication: Eurasia Daily Monitor June 22, 2011 03:04 PM
 Suicide bombing in Dagestan (Source: CS Monitor)
On June 21, unusually fierce clashes between government forces and the insurgents took place in northern Dagestan’s Kizlyar district. The security services and the rebels fought each other throughout the day in a wooded area near the village of Kuznetsovka. The government forces suspended the operation only at dusk and resumed it in the morning. Two or three servicemen were killed and five were wounded. Five insurgents were reported to have been killed, but sources in the police did not confirm that. The number of rebels involved in the battle is estimated to be 10-15 persons, and they may include one of the Kizlyar insurgent leaders, Akhmed Idrisov. The government forces used artillery, military helicopters and armored vehicles (www.kavkaz-uzel.ru, www.lifenews.ru, June 21). The ... >> full
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APA: Investigator killed in Dagestan
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posted by eagle on as DAGESTAN
[ 22 Jun 2011 05:13 ]
Baku-APA. An investigator was killed late on Tuesday in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, Russia’s Investigative Committee reported on Wednesday, APA reports quoting RİA Novosti.
A source in Dagestan’s law enforcement agencies said investigator Gadzhi Alibegov, who was shot dead when he got out of his car near his home, had mainly dealt with cases involving extremism.
An investigation is underway.
More that a decade after the end of a federal war against separatists in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Russian security forces continue to fight militants, who stage frequent attacks on security forces, police and civilians, in other regions in the area, including Dagestan.
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