Accomplices of leaders of Chechen separatists Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basayev, the so-called emirs of the settlements of Chechen-Aul and Staraya Suzhna, have been eliminated in Grozny. This information was provided by Major-General Ilya Shabalkin, the representative of the regional operational HQ for the North Caucasian antiterrorist operation. "One of them is emir of Chechen-Aul Magomed Tsitsayev, earlier an accomplice of Khattab, who, after the latter was killed, joined the force of Basayev. The other one is emir of Staraya Sunzha Murad Ibragimov, Maskhadov's associate," Shabalkin said. According to the source, the special operation to eliminate heads of terrorist groups was conducted by officers of the Chechen Interior Ministry's special police force after obtaining information that the emirs were expected in Grozny in a car. When the car was blocked off and the terrorists offered resistance, they were destroyed, Shabalkin specified.In accordance with operational information, Tsitsayev and Ibragimov had been involved in several terrorist attacks. The terrorists' appearance in Grozny stands for coordinating activities to mastermind and perpetrate terror acts, the representative of the regional HQ explained. Tsitsayev's formation is a part of the group of Doku Umarov, a financier of terror acts and explosives expert. Ibragimov's fighters under the command of Vakhid Khamidov, aka Adlan, are members of Aslan Maskhadov's formation.