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Islamic State goes on recruitment spree in Russia
[IsraelTimes] Hundreds of fighters from Dagestan have joined jihadist ranks; local poverty and unemployment in Muslim region are partly to blameThe Russian province of Dagestan ...a formerly inoffensive Caucasus republiccurrently bedevilled by low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism, primarily due to its proximity to Chechnya. There are several dozen ethnic groups, most of which speak either Caucasian, Turkic, or Iranian languages. Largest among these ethnic groups are the Avar, Dargin, Kumyk, Lezgin, and Laks. While Russers form less than five percent of the population, Russian remains the primary official language and the lingua franca... , a flashpoint for Islamic violence in the North Caucasus, is feeding hundreds of fighters to the Islamic State Posted by: trailing wife 2015-10-31 |
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