Posted on 11/08/2004 8:23:24 AM PST by 4kevin
Russian troops killed at least 22 rebels in separatist Chechnya Monday, including a man officials said was linked to the assassination of Chechnya's pro-Moscow president, media reported.
Akhmad Kadyrov was killed on May 9 in a bomb attack that damaged President Vladimir Putin's peace plan for the Muslim province. Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev later claimed responsibility for the assault.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the killed leader's son, said special troops had infiltrated a rebel base in Chechnya's turbulent Vedensky region and killed 22 militants in a brief gun battle.
Kadyrov said one of the dead was a member of the group under Basayev's command that carried out the attack on his father.
"Emir Suleiman, or Khairulla, was among the dead, the man who publicly claimed responsibility for the act of terror that took place on May 9 in (regional capital) Grozny," Kadyrov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
Officials did not disclose the man's full name. Russian media reports about rebel activity in recent months have made no mention of a fighter under the name of Emir Suleiman.
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It's a start.
Hmmm. They've murdered kids and other innocents, yet the MSM still refuses to call them terrorists?
Like I said, we may have won '04, but our work isn't done yet.
Damn, it's a bad day to be a terrorist.
Watch out, Russians, the UN will pass a resolution condemning your actions. You don't want that, do you?
Under cover of Fallujah. Smart.
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