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| 1,200 hard boyz still fighting in Chechnya |
| 2004-12-19 |
| About 1,200 rebels are still actively fighting Russian forces in Chechnya, a senior Russian security general said Friday. Over 200 of the rebels are foreign mercenaries, police Maj. Gen. Oleg Khotin, who commands the Russian Interior Ministry's units in Chechnya, told the Interfax news agency. Khotin said the rebels are laying mines on roads used by federal units and setting ambushes there. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |