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| Russian troops closing in on Dagestan hard boyz |
| 2006-01-06 |
| One Russian serviceman has been killed and another six have been wounded in a sweep operation targeting a militant group that has been standing up to Russian troops for three days in Dagestan, a Russian internal republic bordering breakaway Chechnya, Interfax reported. More federal troops have arrived in the area to take part in the operationâs final stage. âAir and artillery strikes have been launched on the gorge. In addition, I have ordered special operations units to comb the area,â the republicâs interior minister, Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, told journalists. Up to five militants out of a total of eight are believed to have been killed during the sweep. Local police said that the rebels arrived in Dagestan to carry out a series of terrorist acts. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |