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Four Russian troops killed in Chechnya
Four Russian servicemen and one Chechen rebel were killed on Monday in clashes in the southern region of Chechnya, media reported. Interfax news agency said a group of Russian soldiers came under fire during a special operation against militants in a forest in Chechnya's Gudermes region. The town of Gudermes is home to the headquarters of Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's Moscow-backed prime minister and leader of a powerful personal militia force. Russia has fought two wars against separatist fighters in Chechnya since 1994 but despite continued violence there it says it has regained control of the war-town region. Posted by: Fred 2007-01-30 |
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