1.   Dagestan borders Chechnya, and often sees spillover violence from the conflict there.

2.   Dagestan sees frequent small-scale bombings and other unrest, often spillover violence from Chechnya.

3.   Dagestan borders Chechnya and has been troubled by spillover violence as well as its own conflicts.

4.   Dagestan sees frequent small-scale bombings and other unrest, often spillover violence from the war in Chechnya just to the west.

5.   Dagestan, which borders breakaway Chechnya, has been troubled by spillover violence as well as its own conflicts.

6.   Dagestan borders the breakaway republic of Chechnya and often sees spillover violence from the conflict there.

7.   Dagestan sees frequent small-scale bombings and other unrest, often spillover violence from the war in Chechnya next door.

8.   Dagestan suffers from its own ethnic conflicts, and has also been hit by spillover violence and kidnappings by armed gangs in Chechnya.

9.   Dagestan, located in the Caucasus Mountains, is plagued by spillover violence from nearby Chechnya and internal conflicts among religious and ethnic groups battling for power.

10.   Dagestan sees frequent small-scale bombings and other unrest, often spillover violence from the war in breakaway Chechnya next door.