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Fifteen militants eliminated in Southern Russia
Published: 29 September, 2010, 10:39
Edited: 30 September, 2010, 10:02
TAGS: Conflict, Russia, Hate crimes, Terrorism
Fifteen militants have been killed in two separate counter-terror operations in Russia's Southern Republic of Dagestan. Security forces say there are no casualties among the police.
There are no reported casualties among the police.
Relatives of the militants were asked to persuade them to surrender, but the insurgents retaliated by opening fire.
The operation is the biggest success for security forces in Dagestan over the past month.
Dagestan, in the volatile North Caucasus region, has seen several militant attacks in the past few months.
Last week, a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing four policemen and wounding more than forty civilians.
He had attempted to break the police cordon in republic's capital, Makhachkala.
Dagestan's neighboring republic of Ingushetia is facing a similar battle with insurgents.
President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov of the republic says counter-terrorist operations are vital for the survival of the southern regions.
“We do not want to brutally murder or punish anyone as a warning to others – we just want to deal with this terrorist disease. Perhaps we do not have written permission from the terrorist patient we are treating, but for now we do not have any other choice,” he said.
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God news....Why do you call them militants? Are they the very same people who doing terrorist acts,cowardly killing innorcent,unknown all over Russsia? Those people got every legal right to represent themselfs in any political forum and bring their fight on law level but instead doing this, they choose for terrorism....So,please call them in fututre by their real name-terrorists becouse they are just that! Thank you.
I like the way Russians take care of business when it comes to 'eliminating' Islamist militants....They don't try to justify their actions through some contorted moral context...Eye for an eye straight up.....Maybe some day Americans will figure a way out of their self-righteous hypocrisy long enough to help rid the world & Islam of these criminals.