Topic: Dagestan

Gunmen attack Russian school, killing one

NineMSN.com.au - 22 days ago
Three masked gunmen attacked a grammar school in southern Russia on Thursday after classes had ended, killing a soldier who was playing volleyball...

Newspaper founder killed in Russia's Dagestan

Reuters US Online Report World News - 63 days ago
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - The founder of a newspaper that investigated government corruption has been shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus region, in what an international watchdog called "a lethal blow to press freedom."A gunman shot Gadzhimurat Kamalov as he was ...

Russia's Anzhi sack manager Gadzhiev

AFP Global Edition - 141 days ago
Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala have sacked their coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev, the big-spending club announced on Thursday.Anzhi, based in the Dagestan republic capital, are owned by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov -- an oil and metals magnate.They have made a series of marquee ...

Car bomb kills six in Russia's Muslim Dagestan

Reuters US Online Report World News - 142 days ago
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - One policeman and five civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded in Russia's violence-plagued Muslim North Caucasus province of Dagestan on Wednesday, authorities said.The attack comes after three car bombs killed six people and gunmen killed ...

Eto'o soaks up warm welcome in war-torn Dagestan

AFP Global Edition - 159 days ago
Cameroon football star Samuel Eto'o admitted to being "pleasantly surprised" by the huge welcome he was given in Makhachkala a day ahead of making his debut for big-spending Russian Premier League club Anzhi.Former four-time African footballer of the year Eto ...

Eto'o signs 3-year deal with Russia's Anzhi

AFP Global Edition - 176 days ago
Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o arrived in Moscow on Thursday after signing a three-year deal with Russia's new big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala that will reportedly be the most valuable contract in football.The ambitious club from war-torn Dagestan said the four-time ...

Seven killed in brawl, shootout in southern Russia

Reuters US Online Report World News - 192 days ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in a brawl and shootout between residents of two villages in Russia's restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan early Tuesday, the state news agency RIA said.Several people were taken to hospital in the village ...

Russia says three rebels killed in Dagestan raid

Reuters US Online Report World News - 208 days ago
MAKHACHKALA, Dagestan (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, authorities said on Sunday.One of the victims was Mekhtibek Bashirov, the leader of an insurgent group in the Caspian Sea ...

Insurgency in Russia's Caucasus a growing threat

San Francisco Chronicle - 348 days ago
0 . A police officer stopped at a traffic light in Dagestan's capital is gunned down from an adjacent car. A driver blows himself up at a...

Timeline: Major attacks in Russia

Posted - 389 days ago
Following is a timeline of some of the major attacks on Russian soil since the beginning of the first Chechen war in 1994 to the present day:....