The Tsarnaev brothers lived in this area for years. “Suicide car bombing in Russia’s Dagestan injures 11,” from Reuters, May 25 (thanks to Lookmann): (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia’s Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media reported. Dagestan, an ethnically […]
Dagestan: Four dead, 44 wounded in jihad bombing
Not that the young Tsarnaev brothers could have picked up anything from their environment. “4 dead, 44 hurt in Dagestan bombing, security officials say,” by Nick Paton Walsh for CNN, May 20 (thanks to all who sent this in): Makhachkala, Dagestan (CNN) — At least four people are dead and 44 are injured after two […]
Relative of Boston jihad bomber is prominent Islamic supremacist
With numerous ties to jihadists. “Exclusive: Dagestani Relative of Tamerlan Tsarnaev Is a Prominent Islamist,” by Simon Shuster for Time.com, May 8 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Last year, when Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent six months in the Russian region of Dagestan, he had a guide with an unusually deep knowledge of the local Islamist community: a […]
Islamic jihadists murder two teenage boys with bomb near busy shopping area in Dagestan
This is the handiwork of the ideological kin of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — not that the jihad in Dagestan is unique. The trail of blood encompasses the entire world. “Bomb in Russia’s Dagestan Kills 2,” from the Associated Press, May 1 (thanks to Lookmann): MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) “” A bomb exploded Wednesday in a […]
Boston jihad murderer “more than likely got some instruction in Dagestan”
They acted alone, eh? That is looking increasingly unlikely. “Boston bombs showed some expertise,” by Brian Bennett, Richard A. Serrano and Ken Dilanian for the Los Angeles Times, April 24 (thanks to Benedict): WASHINGTON “” Investigators said the two Boston Marathon bombs were triggered by long-range remote controls for toy cars “” a more sophisticated […]
Islamophobic filmmakers murder police official in Russia — no, wait…
Jihad spreading in the North Caucasus. “Police Official Gunned Down in Russia’s Dagestan,” from RIA Novosti, November 5 (thanks to Maxwell): MOSCOW/MAKHACHKALA, November 5 (RIA Novosti) – A Police official was killed on Monday in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the Interior Ministry said. Lt. Col. Valery Aidayev, head of […]
Dagestan: Imam who rejected “any form of violence and openly condemned the extremist insurgency” gunned down
Why we don’t see more Muslim reformers. “Religious Leader Killed in Russia’s Dagestan,” from RIA Novosti, June 29 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): An imam has been killed in a mosque in Russia’s southern Dagestan region, police said on Friday. The four masked assailants also killed another man and set the mosque on fire, […]
Dagestan: Jihad mass murderers kill 13, wound 122 in bombing at traffic post
More Islamophobia in the Caucasus. “Explosions in Dagestan Kill 13, Wound More Than 120,” from The Moscow Times, May 4 (thanks to David): Two explosions went off at a traffic post in Makhachkala late Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 120 in what police have unequivocally ruled a terrorist attack. A […]