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| Soddy in line to succeed Maskhadov? |
| 2005-03-10 |
| Following the death of Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov, there aren't any more or less prominent figures left among the separatists who could become a credible leader, said Chairman of the Chechen State Council Taus Dzhabrailov. A number of press reports claim Chechen illegal armed groups have elected one Akhmad Fairuz, Sheikh Abdulkhalim, a Saudi native, or, according to other sources, Abdul-Khalim Saidullayev, as Maskhadov's successor. "This name does not ring a bell to me at all, a man who has been staying in Chechnya all the time and who perfectly knows the situation in the republic," Dzhabrailov said Thursday. "Illegal armed groups acting in Chechnya have lost a symbol in Maskhadov's person," and the reports about Abdulkhalim's appointment "show there is panic and chaos among the guerilla leaders," he said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |