| Without Shamil, Chechnya continues winding down. I think there might be a lesson here that applies to other "intractible" situations. |
 Mihail Merkulov, assistant head of Russian intelligence service FSB, reported Jordanian Abu Hafs, al-Qaeda’s chief representative in the Caucasus, and four of his aides were killed in a raid on Khasavyurt region on Sunday morning. Merkulov said he initially intended to search the raided house. Russian NTV released footage of the bodies of the militants killed during the raid, but their faces were not shown. Chechen website “Kavkazcenter.com” has yet to confirm the report. |