Chechnya: Russian Forces Kill Rebel Commander responsible for training female suicide bombers

rferl.org ^ | 12 July 2003 | RFE/RL

[Destro]

Chechnya: Russian Forces Kill Rebel Commander

Moscow, 12 July 2003 (RFE/RL) -- The Russian military said today troops killed a leading Chechen rebel military commander responsible for training female suicide bombers.

Military spokesman Ilya Shabalkin said 21-year-old Aslan Gasayev was killed during a special forces operation in the village of Alkhan-Kala.

Authorities were investigating whether Gasayev had played a role in a double suicide bombing at a rock concert in Moscow last week and in this week's attempted bombing of a restaurant in the capital.

Three of Gasayev's bodyguards were also killed.

Earlier today a land mine blast in the Vedeno district killed three Russian sappers and wounded three others.

In a separate explosion, two police officers were injured in Alkhan-Kala. Interfax said a woman and a child were hurt in a shootout that followed.

[abclily]

Killed the guy who trained the murderers and three of his body guards? Good for the Russian military!

[Support Free Republic]

[contessa machiaveli]

we would do well to emulate the russians and israelis.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

"Nostrovia!"

[Binyamin]

we would do well to emulate the russians and israelis

No, no. We must only arrest them as criminals - after the fact - and then give them full rights American citizens enjoy even though they are illegal alien islamic terror jihadis who've openly sworn to destroy US.

Not to do so would offend terror front groups like CAIR and AMC.

It is much better to die in a terror attack than violate the insanity of political correctness!

[Angelus Errare]

I'm still a little murky on the Chechen rebel hierarchy outside of Basayev, Gelayev, Maskhadov, and Walid. Where exactly does this guy rank in the pecking order?

[Destro]

He was a protege of Khattab, the Black Arab.

[God is good]

That's one less splitting head ache.

[lawdude]

You know the last thing that goes through a suicide bombers mind?

His collarbone!

[Angelus Errare]

But not Abu Walid, Khattab's successor, correct?

I'm sorry to bother you with this, but keeping track of these names is often a difficult business and you seem to be more in "the know" than anyone else on this particular subject.

[Destro]

This guy as far as I have read was linked to recruitment and training. A few months ago, even before the Moscow theater hostage drama it was reported that the Chechens were training women as suicide bombers--around the same time the Palis were starting to use women bombers.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[eleni121]

EXCELLENT! These delusional fanatics need to be wiped off the face of the earth. For all our sakes.

[RightWingNut]

The Paul Kersey method of justice. It saves the taxpayer lots of money.

P.S. Paul Kersey as played by Charles Bronson in the Deathwish movies. CLASSICS !!!

[oceanview]

Fox News just reporting that 16 Russian soldiers were killed by Chechens today.

[Andy from Beaverton]

It's hard to keep track on who's winning this war.

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ITV, UK - 19 hours ago
At least 30 people have been killed and over 150 wounded in the latest
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