Voice of America: 'Civil War' Among Muslims Shakes Russia's South

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

'Civil War' Among Muslims Shakes Russia's South Aug 30th 2012, 19:10 MOSCOW — Three recent attacks that left 30 people dead and 15 wounded have cast a spotlight on the growing religious warfare in Dagestan, Russia's southernmost republic.   First, a border guard serving near Azerbaijan killed seven colleagues before he was shot dead himself. Superior officers said they had tried twice but failed to have him discharged because he was constantly reading about Wahhabism, a conservative form of Islamic fundamentalism. Then Georgian special forces said ... Media files: 6C898CB8-13F5-4BBD-9935-00EF9244C021_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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