Thursday, March 15, 2012

Russians and Islamists clash in Chechnya

From Europe News:


Russians and Islamists clash in Chechnya

UPI.com 10 January 2012

MOSCOW -- A clash between Russian troops and militants in the republic of Chechnya has left at least four soldiers and four militants dead, Russian officials said Monday. Chechnya, though a republic, is under Russian control and has joined Russian troops in battling an Islamist insurgency, the Russian state-owned news agency, RIA Novosti reported.

Russia's interior ministry said the Sunday morning firefight in the North Caucasus Vedensky district began when a well equipped rebel base was discovered, ITAR-Tass said.

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Posted January 10th, 2012 by pk

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