[RFE/RL] Eight members of an armed group and one law enforcement officer were killed in clashes in Dagestan. Russia's National Counterterrorism Committee said that three officers of the Federal Security Service were also wounded during the ongoing clashes in a rural area south of the regional capital, Makhachkala. It said the armed group was responsible for attacks on police, civilians, and for what it called acts of terror.
Security officials said a police operation continued in a nearby area of forests and mountains on July 8 to take care of any remaining militants.