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| Four Russian troops killed in Chechnya |
| 2007-01-30 |
| 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 |