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| Ten militants killed in Chechnya |
| 2010-06-11 |
| [Dawn] Ten militants, including a Jordanian, were killed during an operation by Russian forces in the volatile Chechnya region, Interfax news agency reported Thursday. The operation took place in a forest in the Vedeno region of southwest Chechnya, an official with the Russian special forces in the north Caucasus told the agency. "Ten rebels were shot dead. One of them has been identified," he said, naming the man as Yassir Amarat, a Jordanian who was leader of the militant group. Amarat was suspected of several crimes against Russian soldiers and local residents, the official said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Jordanian probably means a Jordanian of Chechen background, as many thousands fled the Russian Empire's invasion of Chechnya in the 19th Century and moved to the various territories of the then Ottoman Empire. |
| Posted by: Gaz 2010-06-11 23:49 |
| #7 i thought even the jordainians didn't like the paleos, doesn't ever arb nation look at the same? |
| Posted by: chris 2010-06-11 23:48 |
| #6 "Jordanian" usually means Paleo. I'm not as subtle as you, g(r)omgoru. I s'pose he preferred the job opportunities elsewhere, like so many of his compatriots. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-11 13:02 |
| #5 In such context, TW, "Jordanian" usually means Paleo. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-06-11 12:13 |
| #4 Jordanian? Jihad is an international endeavour, and Chechnya has been one of the playing fields for quite some time... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-11 11:49 |
| #3 Eric Holder must be livid. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-06-11 04:44 |
| #2 Jordanian? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-06-11 01:58 |
| #1 good |
| Posted by: chris 2010-06-11 00:40 |