Suspected Islamist Terrorists Attack, Burn Synagogues and Orthodox Churches in Russia’s Dagestan

The North Caucasus conflict between locals and jihadists has been simmering for more than a decade, leaving thousands dead or wounded.

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A general view of Makhachkala, the Russian region of Dagestan. Sergey Rassulov/Getty Images

A string of shootings at a synagogue, an Orthodox church, and a local police station by unknown gunmen in Russia has left at least six police officers and a priest dead and a dozen others wounded.

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