Security Forces Kill Leader, Second-In-Command Of Caucasus Emirate In Dagestan
August 12 2015
Russia
The leader of an Islamic State-affiliated group in Russia's North Caucasus region has been killed, say Russian security officials cited by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Magomed Suleimanov, the leader of the Caucasus Emirate, was killed Tuesday in Dagestan during a special operation, according to Russia's National Antiterrorist Committte.
Three other militants were also killed, including Suleimanov's right-hand man, said a spokesman for the committee, as reported by RT in...
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