The North Caucasus branch of the Islamic State (IS) Wilayat Kavkaz likely carried out a complex and coordinated attack on a church, synagogue, and law enforcement agencies in the Republic of Dagestan on June 23, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). They noted that after the attack, the Russian branch of IS-K Al-Azaim Media issued a statement praising their brothers from the Caucasus for demonstrating what they are capable of. ISW writes that Al-Azaim did not claim responsibility for the attack itself, but the reference to the Caucasus convincingly indicates that Wilayat Kavka…