The Latest Breaking News from Dagestan

Simultaneous shootings target a synagogue in city of Derbent and police in region’s capital Makhachkala

Gunmen attack synagogue and church in Derbent, Dagestan, causing casualties. Authorities respond to the crisis swiftly.

FSB dismantles terrorist cell in southern Russia linked to Moscow attack; suspects arrested in Dagestan.

144 people died in the deadliest attack on Russian soil in two decades

Belal Muhammad will look to old pal Khabib Nurmagomedov for advice ahead of his potential UFC title fight vs. Leon Edwards.

The leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, recently authorized police to shoot to kill pro-Palestinian protesters who might take to the streets of Chechnya. The orders came in the wake of an antisemitic riot that broke out on Oct. 29, 2023, in the neighboring Russian republic of…

Several anti-semitic incidents were recorded in the Caucasus, a Russian region made up of three majority-Muslim republics, on October 28 and 29. In one of these incidents, a mob stormed an airport to search for "Israelis" and "Jews" on a flight from Tel Aviv. Our team spoke to a researcher…

Dagestan riot and changing policy at Kremlin stir traumatic memories and prompt deep unease

Dagestan – the “land of the mountains” – is a multi-ethnic Russian republic situated in the north Caucasus of eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. A place of stunning landscapes, it is a deeply troubled region.