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Russian Terrorists Fight in Syria, Giving Moscow Olympics Headache
(American Interest) Walter Russell Mead - About 200 Jihadists from Dagestan in Russia's Caucasus region are fighting alongside the rebels in Syria, and their numbers are growing, says the head of the regional branch of Russia's security agency. A few hours up the road from Dagestan, construction and planning for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi continues. "These people go there [Syria] and they will come back tomorrow with the backing of international extremist and terrorist organizations," the acting president of Dagestan said Friday. The Kremlin fears terrorists from the Caucasus getting training, weapons, money, and support down south and then returning home to attack the Olympic Games.