Document #1315675

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Eight Rebels Killed In Volatile North Caucasus

April 03, 2012
 
Eight rebels and one Interior Ministry soldier have been killed in clashes in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region.
 
In Ingushetia, Russian security forces opened fire on rebels after they failed to stop in the regional capital, Nazran.
 
Russia's antiterrorist committee, NAK, said all five rebels were killed and two had belts loaded with explosives.
 
NAK accused the five of plotting terrorist attacks.
 
In nearby Daghestan, the Interfax news agency reports Russian Interior Ministry forces battled rebels in a forest near the village of Kakirkent.
 
The report said three rebels and one Interior Ministry soldier were killed in the gun battle.
 
The Kremlin is struggling to contain an Islamic insurgency in the North Caucasus and outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev has called the North Caucasus separatist movement Russia's top domestic security problem.
 
Based on Itar-tass, Reuters, and AFP reporting

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ecoi.net description:
Ingushetia, Dagestan: 8 rebels and one Interior Ministry soldier killed in clashes between Russian security forces and rebel groups
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/north_caucasus_ingushetia_dagestan_/24536682.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
3 April 2012
Document ID:
1315675 (former ID 213104)

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