Document #1356967

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Chechen President Leads Raid On Militants

August 18, 2011
Local officials in Chechnya say at least 11 militants have been killed in security operations in Chechnya since August 17, including four killed in a nighttime raid led by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.
 
Kadyrov said he commanded the raid on a building in the Chechen capital Grozny where security forces also seized weapons and explosives.
 
Kadyrov said seven other militants were killed in an operation in the mountainous south of the republic.
 
compiled from agency reports

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ecoi.net description:
Chechnya: At least 11 militants killed in security operations since 17 August, including 4 killed in a raid led by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, according to local officials
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
18 August 2011
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/chechen_leader_leads_on_militants/24300608.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1356967 (former ID 200831)

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