Govt: nearly 3,500 troops killed in Chechnya since Sept '99
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posted by zaina19 on August, 2005 as War in Chechnya
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/14/2005 1:31 AM
Aug 10 2005 6:50PM
Govt: nearly 3,500 troops killed in Chechnya since Sept '99
MOSCOW. Aug 10 (Interfax) - Russia's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that 3,473 Russian troops had died and 32 had gone missing in Chechnya since Russia moved forces into the region in September 1999.
Fourteen troops died in Chechnya in July 2005 alone, 12 of them in combat, the ministry said on its website.
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11361653
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A senior Russian military officer and four other soldiers died Sunday in a clash with rebels in Chechnya, news reports said.
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posted by zaina19 on as War in Chechnya
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/14/2005 1:35 AM Five Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya? (updated PM 02:45) 2005/8/14 MOSCOW (AP) A senior Russian military officer and four other soldiers died Sunday in a clash with rebels in Chechnya, news reports said. Col. Alexander Kayak, the top officer in Chechnya's southern Urus-Martan region, was killed in combat with rebels in the pre-dawn hours, the Interfax and ITAR-Tass news agencies reported, quoting Chechnya's Moscow-backed administration. Another four servicemen also were killed and two were wounded in fighting in the village of Roshni-Chu, 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of the Chechen capital, Grozny. Kayak led a group of servicemen who rushed to Roshni-Chu after rebels had attacked the house belonging to the Moscow-backed civilian administrator. The house burned to the ground, but the administrator wasn't hurt, Interfax reported. Russian troops re-entered Chechnya in 1999 three years after withdrawing at the end of a disastrous 20-month war with separatist forces that ... >> full
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But the biggest dangers are nearer home, inside Chechnya.
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posted by zaina19 on as War in Chechnya
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/14/2005 1:58 AM Dogs of War in Chechnya A new threat in Chechnya – this time from wild dogs and other animals, some carrying rabies. In June, 16-year-old Ruslan Magomadov was attacked and badly bitted by a stray dog in the yard of his own house in the Chechen town of Shali. Three weeks later, he died of rabies from multiple bites on the chin, neck and wrist. The next day, Islam Ibragimov, who was only five, died in the nearby village of Novye Atagi. The boy had been attacked by a rabid dog 16 days earlier. Years of conflict in Chechnya have resulted in an animals on the loose, some of them dangerous. Now officials are warning that they pose a major health risk to the republic. Saidulla Alkhanov, who heads Zhilkomtrans, an office responsible for controlling the population of stray animals, told IWPR that his office estimates there ... >> full
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AFP: 12 Russian invaders, collaborators killed and wounded in Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on as War in Chechnya
rom: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/14/2005 2:04 AM
AFP: 12 Russian invaders, collaborators killed and wounded in Chechnya
According to AFP source inside the pro-Moscow puppet administration over the 24-hour period of last Monday to Tuesday invaders suffer following casualties.
Three Kadirov “policemen” were eliminated as a result of a landmine blast against their vehicle outside the capital Jokhar late on Monday. As a result of another blast of vehicle, one Russian invader was killed and wounded another in the Staropromyslovsky neighbourhood of Jokhar that same evening.
Four other invaders were wounded in a Mujahideen ambush against their military convoy in the south-eastern Nojai-Yurt village. Three more were wounded in 10 separate attacks of Mujahideen against Russian positions. These reports came from UAE newspaper Khaleej Times, which was referring to AFP (Agence France-Presse).
Kavkaz Center News
2005-08-11 00:18:09
http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2005/08/11/3985.shtml
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25 invaders, traitors killed and wounded in Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on as War in Chechnya
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/14/2005 2:14 AM 25 invaders, traitors killed and wounded in Chechnya Spokesman of Military Council of State Defense Council Majlis al-Shura reported to Kavkaz Center information agency about new combat operations of Mujahideen in various parts of the country. According to the Chechen command over the 24-hour period (from 8 to 9 August) during sabotage actions, attacks, and ambushes Mujahideen have eliminated 13 and wounded 12 kafirs and munafiqs These data reflect only reports from a few units, which have reported on results of operations to the command. Combat operations took place in Vedeno, Shatoy districts, and in capital Jokhar, according to reports of Mujahideen. Series of sabotage actions carried out in Shelkovsk district, during which 3 traitors were eliminated. The Chechen command reports that during clashes in Vedeno district five invaders and one traitor were killed. Four invaders were wounded. Two more traitors were eliminated in Jokhar. Three ... >> full
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