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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
Basayev's commander for central Chechnya killed |
2005-02-18 |
Rebel news sources did not confirm or deny the report. Turchayev, 32, was part of a younger generation of Chechen fighters who have moved up to fill positions vacated by commanders who have either been killed or fled abroad. He was also charged with recruiting young men into the rebel forces, the army said. The army trumpeted the operation as revealing the level of cooperation between federal forces and local pro-Moscow police. But the operation by the local police may highlight the army's failure to kill or capture the top two leaders. |
Posted by:Dan Darling |