Contents tagged with Dagestan
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Dagestan leader vows support for Senator Kerimov amid blood feud threats from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov
Dagestan's leader Sergey Melikov has pledged unwavering support to the republic's senator Suleyman Kerimov, who recently faced blood feud threats from Chechnya's head, Ramzan Kadyrov. "The people of Dagestan will always be grateful to Kerimov," Melikov declared, emphasizing that whenever Kerimov is in need, the Dagestani people will stand firmly by his side. "Those who have experienced his kindness and generosity will stick with the man who has given them so much. Suleyman needs to know that …
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Dagestan announces return of military police battalion from Syria
A battalion of military police from the Buynaksk Motor Rifle Brigade, previously stationed in Syria, will soon return to the Dagestan village of Botlikh, as announced by acting head of the Dagestan Republic Vladimir Vasilyev during a meeting in Makhachkala, RIA Dagestan reports.
He urged the local authorities to ensure that all the necessary conditions are created for the arriving soldiers. Vasilyev did not mention a specific date when the battalion would arrive from Syria, but he did say that …
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Police in Dagestan Block Rally in Support Of Putin and Kadyrov
On January 24th, police in Dagestan blocked an attempted demonstration rally by followers of Sagid Murtalzaliev, who was declared wanted in connection with terrorism. One of the organizers, Ahmed Pasha Amirilaev, reported in his interview with Ekho Moskvii that the police had stopped people who supported Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. Amirilaev did not confirm information that police officers tore up posters of Putin and Kadyrov.
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