Dagestan shootout leaves militant killed, policeman injuredSeptember 2, 2013 - 09:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A suspected militant was killed and a policeman wounded in a shootout in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday, August 1 the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported in a statement, according to RIA Novosti. According to the statement, policemen stopped two people late on Sunday night outside the city of Buinaksk to inspect their identification documents, but they opened gunfire on law enforcers. Policemen opened fire in return killing one of the suspects, while the other one managed to escape, the statement said, adding that one of the policemen was wounded in the shootout. The statement also said that the killed suspect was later identified as Zaur Umarov, who was on a federal wanted list and known as a bomb expert allegedly behind a number of terrorist attacks in Russia. Attacks on security forces, police and civilians occur regularly in the North Caucasus, generated by ethnic, religious and political rivalries, as well as poverty and corruption. The violence is also fed by an Islamist insurgency, which has been especially resilient in Dagestan and fueled a series of bloody post-Soviet separatist wars in the neighboring republic of Chechnya. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |