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Terror Networks
Chechen Bad Guys number around 1500
2002-03-12
  • Up to 1,500 militants including around 250 mercenaries from the CIS and other countries are fighting Russian federal troops in Chechnya, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Yuriy Baluyevskiy told journalists.

    "Up to 400 militants from Khattab's group, about 350 militants of Shamil Basayev's group and some 150 fighters of Maskhadov's group constitute the backbone of the bandit movements," Baluyevskiy said. "Two bands led by Akhmadov and Salamov total 100 militants each... An important factor that is likely to influence the situation in Chechnya is that mountain passes on the Georgian border will become passable in late April or early May. It will allow up to 400 Chechen bandits and mercenaries to infiltrate Chechnya." In 2001-2002, 11 members of the Shura (military council) and 20 field commanders have been identified and eliminated.
    Once you know the size of a problem, you can start to solve it. Next to Kashmir, it's not a very big problem, yet it's been tormenting the Russians for over ten years.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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