Monday, 15 August 2005

SOME 1,000 MILITANTS ACTIVE IN CHECHNYA - OFFICIAL

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By empty (8/15/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Up to 1,000 militants are currently operating in Chechnya, head of the Chechen State Council Taus Jabrailov said at a Monday news conference at the Interfax central office. \"They number about 1,000,\" he said responding to a question from reporters. There are 100 to 150 foreign mercenaries in Chechnya, he added.
Up to 1,000 militants are currently operating in Chechnya, head of the Chechen State Council Taus Jabrailov said at a Monday news conference at the Interfax central office. \"They number about 1,000,\" he said responding to a question from reporters. There are 100 to 150 foreign mercenaries in Chechnya, he added. \"They are mercenaries who have no religion and the main thing [for them] is money,\" Jabrailov said. (Interfax)
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