A rebel group commander has been killed in Chechnya, Chechen presidential security service chief Ramzan Kadyrov said on Wednesday.
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"An armed clash with an illegal armed group took place during a large-scale special operation involving units of the presidential security service and the Chechen Interior Ministry. Six rebels were killed and another four injured. Aslan Gazuyev, commander of the Riada-as-Salikhin rebel group, which was part of Shamil Basayev’s unit, was killed as well. The clash occurred between the villages of Shuani and Yalkhoi-Mokhk in the Kurchaloi district," Kadyrov said. Another 17 rebels have surrendered to the Chechen authorities. A total of 15 rebels were killed during the 10-day operation. |