[RFE/RL] Russian security forces have killed six militants in a special operation in Dagestan. The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAK) said on September 7 that the rebe;s included Magomed Khalimbekov, who was described as a local gang leader. According to the NAK, Khalimbekov and five other rebels killed in the regional capital, Makhachkala, and Dagestan's eastern city of Izberbash were involved in a series of attacks against law-enforcement officials and civilians.