State prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against senior Dagestani official Magomed-Sultan Magomedov earlier this week as part ...

Authorities in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan are investigating a senior regional official, Magomed-Sultan Magomedov ...

Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan continues to mourn loved ones and hold funerals for the dead, as questions and conspiracy theories swirl over the weekend attack that killed 20 people.

Dagestan lies in Russia’s Caucasus region on the western shores of the Caspian Sea. The republic is in many ways a microcosm of Russia’s diversity.

Dagestan’s violent history means the area has a heavy security presence, said Mark Youngman, the founder of Threatologist, which analyzes Eurasian security risks and specializes in the North ...

Russia's southern region of Dagestan is in mourning after a rampage by Islamic militants Sunday that killed 19 people, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.

Dagestan’s health ministry said that 20 people in total had been injured, including police officers and civilians. Four of them were still receiving treatment in a hospital on Monday, ...

Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities of Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest ...

Dagestan, in Southern Russia, Has a History of Violence. Why Does It Keep Happening? Over the years, Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by ...

Dagestan’s head of government Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov visited the site of the disaster in in Makhachkala on Tuesday. The Dagestan government declared Tuesday a day of mourning, TASS reported ...

Dagestan Mob Riot Targeting Plane From Israel Was Weeks in the Making. A New York Times analysis of local Telegram channels showed posts falsely claiming Israeli refugees were incoming had been ...

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