Russian forces kill four militants in Dagestan

Russian forces kill four militants in Dagestan
# 17 October 2015 18:15 (UTC +04:00)

The committee said in a statement issued on Saturday that Russian security forces engaged the militants in a shootout in the Khasavyurt region of Dagestan, which borders the Chechen Republic, commonly referred to as Chechnya.

The statement said one officer with the Special Forces was wounded in the shootout near the village of Kurush.

Those killed were “involved in the September murder” of a moderate preacher in the troubled region, the statement added.

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