Russia's Dagestan: Conflict Causes
Author | : International Crisis Group |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:232956281 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Russia's Dagestan: Conflict Causes written by International Crisis Group and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Caucasus (Russian) Republic of Dagestan has avoided large-scale violence despite its proximity to Chechnya but is now suffering from escalating street warfare. Several hundred local and federal security forces, administrators, politicians, ministers and journalists have been killed since 2003. The militant Islamist organisation Shariat Jamaat is responsible for much of the violence.