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| Russian troops kill five terrorists in Dagestan |
| 2013-09-28 |
 The Russian anti-terrorism committee said Friday that an alleged warlord and four suspected The alleged warlord, Sherif Akhmedov, had been suspected of being “directly involved” in at least 20 terror-related attacks, including on police and other officials, as well as on a synagogue, in the past two years alone. After being tipped off, special forces surrounded the house in Derbent on the Caspian Sea and in an ensuing gunfight killed the suspects, who had refused to surrender. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 Who shot the Sherif? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-09-28 09:27 |
| #3 It wasn't so much aiding the anti-Soviet forces as much as funding the Pak ISI as the venue to do it with. It's sort of like backing Stalin against Hitler in that case. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-09-28 07:38 |
| #2 One wonders what Afghanistan would have been like if the US had not aided the anti-Soviets, which eventually became the Taliban. In hindsight maybe we gave too much aid - should have been just enough to keep them killing each other indefinitely. I don't like the Russians much, but I sure hope we don't decide to help the Islamofascists in Dagestan, etc. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-09-28 07:28 |
| #1 The Russians have been quietly and steadily beavering away in Dagestan, Chechnya and vicinity for some time now, slowly but surely attriting the terrs. No doubt the threats against the upcoming Olympics add some motivation. Good hunting, comrades! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-09-28 00:31 |