Russia's southern region of Dagestan is in mourning after a rampage by Islamic militants Sunday that killed 19 people, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.

Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan continues to mourn loved ones and hold funerals for the dead, as questions and conspiracy theories swirl over the weekend attack that killed 20 people.

Gunmen killed at least 20 people in attacks in two Dagestan cities. No suspects or motives have been identified, but the region has long been rocked by ethnic and religious violence.

Dagestan's Interior Ministry said a group of armed men shot at a synagogue and a church in the city of Derbent, located on the Caspian Sea. Both the church and the synagogue caught fire, according ...

A republic within the Russian Federation, Dagestan's population is about 3.2 million, according to Russia's official figures. * The majority of Dagestanis are Sunni Muslims.

Dagestan has already paid a heavy human toll during the seven-month war. According to a tally by the BBC's Russian service, at least 301 soldiers from Dagestan have died - the most of any Russian ...

A mixed martial arts fighter and relatives of a regional official were among the gunmen who carried out attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan on Sunday, according to local authorities.

After attack in Dagestan, Russian officials minimize Islamic State claim. Some Russian officials blamed Ukraine and the United States for a terrorist attack in the predominantly Muslim region of ...

Dagestan is about a 12-hour drive from Sochi, host city for the Games. CNN — Security forces killed seven militants in a counterterrorism operation in Russia’s southern republic of ...

When Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev visited Dagestan last year, he found himself in a dangerous region where violence has surged in recent years as a more radical strain of ...

Dagestan Mob Riot Targeting Plane From Israel Was Weeks in the Making. A New York Times analysis of local Telegram channels showed posts falsely claiming Israeli refugees were incoming had been ...

On June 23, armed militants—apparently supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS)—attacked the two largest cities in Dagestan, in Russia’s North Caucasus region. By day’s end, a church and a ...