Dagestan attacks: Fears over Islamist violence in Russia's restive North Caucasus

Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region killed primarily police officers, officials said Monday, announcing a toll of 19 dead after violence that stoked fears over Islamist violence in the historically restive North Caucasus. Tensions have also ran high in the Muslim-majority region following the start of the Israel-Hamas war last year. In October an angry crowd stormed the local airport when reports circulated on social media that a plane was arriving from Israel.