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| 300 Chechen hard boyzs in Iraq |
| 2004-06-21 |
| The Italian military based in southern Iraq is looking into an intelligence report that 300 Islamic militants, possibly from Chechnya, may have arrived in the area, the army chief of staff said Sunday. The Corriere della Sera newspaper said that in recent days British intelligence reported that 300 Chechen militants who had trained in Afghanistan were heading toward Nasiriyah after having broken into smaller groups. "It’s a report that everyone has had. Now we will want to verify whether this report is followed up by a real explanation on the ground," Italian army chief of staff General Giulio Fraticelli told the Italian state television network RAI in Nasiriyah. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 If true, this is overall badnews; their ambush techniques and general hard-boyzness are well honed against russian troops. It always seemed to me that the chechen insurgents are very capable, wasn't the deathtoll around 4 russians a day at some times (compare this to the relative sizes of Irak and Chechnya)? |
| Posted by: Anonymous5089 2004-06-21 5:46:48 PM |
| #8 Whoa! Purple flightless bird channels Mr. Lucky. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-21 12:14:36 PM |
| #7 Actually, the fact that they're Caucasians is likely one of the reasons that Zarqawi is so eager to get them on the ground there. Besides, some Iraqis are very light-skinned. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-06-21 10:24:51 AM |
| #6 Bit of fake tan and a tea towel - works wonders. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-06-21 10:22:44 AM |
| #5 Wouldn't Chechens stand out like bears at a carnival in Iraq? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2004-06-21 9:57:19 AM |
| #4 Hard boyzes, Precious. Splodeydopeses. They booms us, my Precious, they booms us *gollum* |
| Posted by: Korora 2004-06-21 9:53:35 AM |
| #3 Roger that. Thanks Dan. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-06-21 9:11:36 AM |
| #2 There are certainly more than enough Chechen hard boyz to spare, as the Russians generally estimate their numbers at between 1,500-2,000 strong. Zarqawi is reputed to have called in reinforcements from Chechnya according to French intelligence. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-06-21 8:56:17 AM |
| #1 Seems doubtful they'd leave the home front in that number. Anybody's specialist subject? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-06-21 8:44:17 AM |