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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Eight militants, security officer killed in Dagestan
2016-07-12
[RFE/RL] Eight members of an armed group and A law enforcement officer have been killed in clashes in Dagestan. Russia's National Counterterrorism Committee said that three Federal Security Service officers were also wounded in the ongoing clashes in a rural area south of the regional capital, Makhachkala.

A report says a police operation continued in a nearby area of mountains and forests on July 8 to root out any remaining rebels. It said the militant group was responsible for attacks on police, civilians, and for what it called acts of terror.
Badanov found the following report in Russian, which may be related to this incident. Translated from Russian Spring:
Security forces blocked the terrorists involved in the explosion on Dzhemikentskom post in the Dagestani village where the CTO regime was introduced earlier.

"Blocked household where hiding gunman, who was involved in an explosion at Dzhemikentskom post. On offer to surrender, he said the shooting ", said a source in law enforcement bodies of the republic.

According to the source, he blocked the gunman was an active member of the bandit group "South", and carried out the orders of the leader of the gang of Abu Yasir.

Currently, there is an active phase of the special operation.
Posted by:ryuge

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