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14 militants killed in counter-terrorist operation in southern Russia
Published: 12 February, 2010, 17:12
Edited: 05 April, 2010, 17:06
TAGS: Conflict, Crime, Chechnya, Russia, Terrorism, Prime Time Russia
At least fourteen militants were killed by federal law enforcement officers in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia.
Alongside them, four civilians have been killed and two injured. They were collecting wild leeks in the forest when the tragedy occurred, despite about 80 civilians being evacuated from the area.
President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov expressed condolences to the relatives of the dead civilians.
The operation began on Thursday in the Sunzha district, Ingushetia, on the Ingush border with Chechnya. The raid was launched after police and security officers came across a large training base allegedly belonging to the militants. The identities of seven of the dead militants have already been established.
On Friday a group of 20 to 25 militants have been cornered by law enforcement officers.
Before the operation started, the militants were advised to surrender several times, but they answered with gunfire, the Interfax news agency quoted a police source as saying.
Federal forces suffered no casualties.
And though the special operation is over, the situation in the southern Russian republic remains tense.
Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen republic, recalled that last summer in this area Chechen and Ingush police carried out a series of successful operations, killing tens of militants and their leaders.
“This nest of wasps was stirred last year. Now we need to get rid of it completely,” added Kadyrov.
12.02.2010, 17:08
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All credit to mr.Kadyrov! Those millitants (same as those from the past) brought nothing but death to Chechen nation! You got your republic/state as unit of Russian Federation-you are free people! You got your goverment(your people) police,teachers,judges in power...your flag rising high...Grozny is rebulit from scrach -enjoy your freedom in full! Russia is home to 15-20 % of muslim population who live in their own land-it bellong to you! You all live in Russian federation for(almost) 1000 of years and this will remain to be the case in future...There is only one state in which you all live and her name is Russia! Who ever think (as those crazy millitants-or some other states from the world)that somehow 1 cm(centimeter) from Russia state can be taken by force -they are so wrong! IT WILL NEVER BE! Russia will burn all world for that 1 cm-if it must!Russia also got almost 20 millions of their own nation in around states which can be over night part of Russia but as they can live in peace and got same rights as Chechen nation in Russia-they will remain part of those states-lawfully! To tell you the truth -some of those Russians have much less rights in those other states than you....Same goes everywhere in the world! Mr.Kadyrov - your fight against those millitants is indeed a fight for your nation...I wish you all the best! Thanke you!