RUSSIA: DAGESTAN: AIRSTRIKES AGAINST REBELS CONTINUE

Natural Sound Russia says its warplanes and helicopters continued to pound the positions of Islamic rebels in Dagestan on Friday. Meanwhile, Dagestan rebels say they have killed three Russian soldiers. Russian officials on Thursday said that Islamic militants remained in six villages in Dagestan they captured at the beginning of the conflict. The barren mountainous border between Chechnya and Dagestan is where Islamic rebels continue their battle against Russian forces. A Russian helicopter