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ALARM - The "President" Independence Killed tchetchene GROZNY (Russia) - the "president" autoproclamé of the independence rebels tchetchenes, Abdoul-Khalim Saïdoullaïev, was killed, announced to Saturday with AFP a person in charge for the government tchetchene pro-Russian.

IN BRIEF • Leader - Amir Khamzat (the soi dissant Abdu Sabur) is believed to have assumed control of the group following the death of Movsar Barayev. • Base - Reports have suggested both the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya, and northeastern Georgia's Pankisi Gorge. • Size - Perhaps as many as 400 active fighters, and, according to a 2001 interview with Basaryev, just as many in reserve. Russian authorities claim the number is greatly exaggerated. • Cause - The removal of Russian forces from Chechnya, an end to the war, and independence from Moscow. Also, to establish Wahhabism under an...