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2003-12-01 Caucasus

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Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-01 12:46:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Just out of curiosity: How many Russian troups were killed during Ramadan? Did anyone keep a count. I mean, we lost a lot; just a comparison.

Posted by SamIII 2003-12-1 8:29:04 AM|| [www.samlindsey.com] 2003-12-1 8:29:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Russians lose between 7-12 troops in Chechnya on a good day. No major attacks during Ramadan, probably because they blew up that base at Serzhen-Yurt and captured one of Khattab's deputies.

Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-1 9:34:27 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2003-12-1 9:34:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Big Media are fixated on Vietnam when talking about Iraq but the reality is the Iraqi and Chechnyan situations are in common. Al Quaida uses the technique honed against the Russians in Chechnya as a starting point in The Triangle. Methinks it is not a sucessful approach?

Posted by john 2003-12-1 10:57:44 AM|| 2003-12-1 10:57:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 7-12 a day : I thought the figures were about 4 troops a day (must have read it somewhere, not sure), which is supposed to bring casualties slightly higher than the one sustained in Afghanistan. Mines & IED being the favorite tools of the chechens (algerian islamists also used remote controlled bombs a lot for ambushes), the sunni triangle attackers may be getting some know-how via panislamist "specialists", that's quite possible. As far as the comparisons between the absurdly scrutinized Iraq and the forgotten Chechnya goes, the US responses seem to be much more effective (or at least the guerilla much less successful).

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-1 11:54:46 AM|| 2003-12-1 11:54:46 AM|| Front Page Top

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