Dagestan: 20 Killed, 46 Injured in Coordinated Attacks on Churches and Synagogues

Derbent, Dagestan Russian Federation
At least five attackers were also killed during the attacks.
In Dagestan, Russia, 20 people have been killed and 46 injured in coordinated attacks on churches and a synagogue on June 24, 2024.
In Makhachkala, terrorists targeted two more synagogues and two Russian Orthodox churches, leading to one Russian Orthodox priest being killed and one church being set ablaze.
Orthodox churches and a synagogue in Derbent were targeted, resulting in the killing of a priest and setting fire to an icon.
The attacks have left 46 people injured, including civilians and law enforcement officials.
Dagestan: 20 Killed, 46 Injured in Coordinated Attacks on Churches and Synagogues

In a shocking turn of events, the death toll from attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region has risen to 20 on Monday. The coordinated terrorist attacks targeted orthodox churches and a synagogue in Derbent, resulting in the killing of a priest and setting fire to an icon. At least five attackers were killed during the attacks. In Makhachkala, terrorists targeted two more synagogues and two Russian Orthodox churches, leading to one Russian Orthodox priest being killed and one church being set ablaze. The attacks have left 46 people injured, including civilians and law enforcement officials. As of now, 20 people have been confirmed dead, with the number possibly rising as more information comes to light. The attacks come amidst a period of mourning declared for Monday and Tuesday in the Dagestan region.


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Confidence

95%

Doubts
  • It is unclear if any suspects have been identified or apprehended.
  • The number of fatalities may rise as more information comes to light.

Sources

82%

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Putin pledged decades ago to conquer the horrors of Islamic extremism. Deadly Dagestan attack again proves he failed

CNN News Site: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis with Some Financial Conflicts and Sensational Language Nick Paton Monday, 24 June 2024 12:22
  • Unique Points
    • Extremist Islamism became Russia’s curse after the savagery of its two wars in Chechnya.
    • The siege of the school in Beslan, in 2004, where an Orthodox Christian area was targeted and more than 300 people died, most of them children, echoes the militants’ most ghastly crime.
    • Moscow’s crackdown on Dagestan’s extremists has led to more selective recruitment and training processes, as well as increased caution during police interventions.
  • Accuracy
    • ][Multiple people are dead, including law enforcement officers, after attacks at places of worship in Dagestan][The death toll from attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region rose to 20 on Monday]
    • [The attacks targeted synagogues and churches in Dagestan's two main cities][At least five attackers were killed during the attacks]
    • [Reports indicate a priest had his throat slit, hostages taken, and the sons of a local official and an MMA fighter among the five attackers][Gunmen attacked an Orthodox church and a synagogue in Derbent, killing a priest and setting fire to an icon]
    • [Extremist Islamism became Russia's curse after the savagery of its two wars in Chechnya][Unknown persons attempted to destabilize the social situation in Dagestan]
    • [Moscow's crackdown on Dagestan’s extremists has led to more selective recruitment and training processes, as well as increased caution during police interventions][Following the attacks on houses of worship, a long gun battle erupted between police and suspects in Makhachkala]
  • Deception (70%)
    I found several examples of deceptive practices in this article. The author uses emotional manipulation and sensationalism to create a narrative that Russia has failed to conquer Islamic extremism. The author also engages in selective reporting by only presenting details that support their position and omitting important context.
    • `Fast forward a decade, and the North Caucasus came into focus again when two former residents perpetrated the Boston bombing in 2013. Their links back to Dagestan extremism proved slight. Most reporting suggested the elder brother had tried to be recruited by local jihadists, and hung around Makhachkala for weeks, hoping to get the invitation.`
    • `But it is still the same problem Putin faced when he sneaked into Beslan in 2004. The extremist manifestation of anger in an impoverished, suppressed and exploited satellite region. A horror the Kremlin thought it could conquer, yet just accentuated through their brutality.`
    • `Extremist Islamism became Russia’s curse after the savagery of its two wars in Chechnya. Putin came to power in 1999 graphically pledging to wipe out ‘in the toilet’ the extremists apparently behind apartment bombings in Moscow.`
    • `The attacks on Christians in Dagestan on Sunday echo the militants’ most ghastly crime – the siege of the school in Beslan, in 2004, where an Orthodox Christian area was targeted and more than 300 people died, most of them children.`
    • `Chechen separatist militants like Shamil Basayev grew more radical in their ideology as Moscow’s ‘clean-up’ campaigns raged through Chechnya’s villages in the early 2000s, often executing military-aged males randomly. Over the coming years, the two protagonists fed off each other; militants would reach yet more disgusting depths, and be answered by security forces who saw no limits on what they should do in response.`
    • `The extent of the law enforcement response will be key as Russia’s political elite picks through the wreckage. The high death toll among police suggests they were either heavily targeted, or met fierce resistance when they intervened.`
    • `Multiple people are dead, including law enforcement officers, after attacks at places of worship in Dagestan, Russia.`
    • `The perpetrators of Beslan had complex histories that spoke of how the Chechen wars had ignited an entire region. They were mostly not Chechens, but from nearby Ingushetia, another Russian region hit hard by its brutal war on extremism and separatists.`
    • `This attack – almost three months to the day after gunmen stormed into Moscow’s Crocus City Hall killing 133 – compounds the unpleasant fact that Russia’s Islamist threat has metastised, like it has across the world, and the next, younger generation retains the same vile hatred for the Kremlin’s past and present.`
    • `Co-ordinated attacks in Dagestan’s two main cities, hitting synagogues and churches. Reports a priest had his throat slit, hostages taken`
    • `The partial information available is entirely by design. Moscow has tried for decades to keep a lid on the raging Islamist extremism its years of brutal suppression and poverty have fomented across the North Caucasus`
  • Fallacies (75%)
    The article by Nick Paton Walsh contains several logical fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when the author cites Lenin's quote 'There is White and there is Red. Always has been, and always will be.' This statement does not provide evidence for the argument being made but instead relies on the authority of Lenin to support it. Additionally, there are several examples of dichotomous depictions throughout the article where complex issues are simplified into a binary opposition. For instance, when describing the conflict in Chechnya, Walsh frames it as a battle between 'extremists' and 'security forces,' ignoring the nuanced motivations and actions of both groups. Furthermore, there is an example of inflammatory rhetoric when Walsh describes the attackers in Dagestan as having 'the same vile hatred for the Kremlin’s past and present.' This language is emotionally charged and does not contribute to a fair and balanced analysis of the situation.
    • There is White and there is Red. Always has been, and always will be.
    • a battle between 'extremists' and 'security forces
    • 'vile hatred for the Kremlin’s past and present.
  • Bias (90%)
    The author expresses a clear bias against the Russian government and its handling of extremism in the North Caucasus region. He repeatedly uses language that depicts Russia's actions as brutal and ineffective, while also implying that the Kremlin is responsible for fomenting discontent and violence. The author also implies that Moscow cares little for the people of Dagestan, but will never allow it to secede.
    • A poor, febrile pocket of Russia on the Caspian Sea, in places devoutly Muslim, where the war in Ukraine will have left many empty places at the dinner table, and fomented discontent against the Kremlin and its often corrupt local proxies.
      • A raging sore for the Kremlin, and a reminder of both how Putin came to power and his limits on it.
        • But neither has conquered the problem.
          • Dead and absent sons are hard to stomach, but if they come with worse security at home, it can be a critical problem for the Kremlin’s grip on Dagestan.
            • That was over 10 years ago. Nothing has improved since, and a younger generation have the lurid propaganda of ISIS’s failed caliphate of 2014 to supercharge their fantasies.
              • The attacks on Christians in Dagestan on Sunday echo the militants’ most ghastly crime – the siege of the school in Beslan, in 2004, where an Orthodox Christian area was targeted and more than 300 people died, most of them children. The security forces’ response was woeful back then, until special forces arrived and bravely suppressed the siege, suffering great casualties in their ranks.
                • The extent of the law enforcement response will be key as Russia’s political elite picks through the wreckage. The high death toll among police suggests they were either heavily targeted, or met fierce resistance when they intervened.
                  • The perpetrators of Beslan had complex histories that spoke of how the Chechen wars had ignited an entire region.
                  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication

                  100%

                  The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                  (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

                  A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

                  Death toll rises to 20 in shooting attack in Russia’s Dagestan

                  The Times of Israel Monday, 24 June 2024 16:17
                  • Unique Points
                    • The death toll from attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan region rose to 20 on Monday.
                    • Gunmen attacked an Orthodox church and a synagogue in Derbent, killing a priest and setting fire to an icon.
                    • At least five attackers were killed during the attacks.
                  • Accuracy
                    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
                  • Deception (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Fallacies (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Bias (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication

                  99%

                  The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                  (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

                  A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

                  Russia opens terror probe after attacks on synagogues, Orthodox churches; priest and police officers killed

                  Fox News Media Danielle Wallace Monday, 24 June 2024 16:18
                  • Unique Points
                    • Gunmen opened fire on two synagogues, two Orthodox churches and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan.
                    • A 66-year-old priest was found with his throat slashed at an Orthodox church.
                    • At least two police officers were killed and six people were wounded.
                  • Accuracy
                    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
                  • Deception (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Fallacies (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Bias (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication

                  100%

                  The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                  (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

                  A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

                  20 killed, including police officers, as attacks launched on synagogues, Orthodox churches in southern Russia: Officials

                  Entertainment Variety Tv Site: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv-site/ BILL HUTCHINSON Monday, 24 June 2024 16:19
                  • Unique Points
                    • At least 20 people, including 15 law enforcement officers, have been killed in coordinated terrorist attacks on synagogues and Orthodox churches in Derbent and Makhachkala, Dagestan region.
                    • A Volkswagen Polo was seen fleeing the scene of the Derbent attack.
                    • In Makhachkala, terrorists targeted two more synagogues and two Russian Orthodox churches, resulting in one Russian Orthodox priest being killed and one church being set ablaze.
                  • Accuracy
                    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
                  • Deception (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Fallacies (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Bias (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication