27 April 2009ReutersThe military launched new counterterrorism operations in at least three districts of Chechnya on Friday, just over a week after it ended similar missions across the whole region, Interfax reported.
Federal commanders reintroduced the security restrictions associated with counterterrorism operations in the Shali, Shatoi and Vedeno districts near the Caucasus Mountains in the region.
"Militants are intensifying their activities in the Shali, Shatoy and Vedeno districts of the republic," Interfax reported, citing an official report. "We have received information on terrorist attacks planned against executive authorities and law enforcement officials."
Officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov declared victory in the war against rebels after the Kremlin lifted security restrictions on April 16.
The Kremlin ordered soldiers into Chechnya in 1999 to end the republic's de facto independence won in a 1994-96 war.
Sporadic fighting has occurred in Chechnya since the counterterrorism operation ended, and gunmen killed three federal soldiers last week.
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