Prague Watchdog: The Crusade Hangs Fire
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posted by FerrasB on July, 2008 as Imperialism
The Crusade hangs fire The Crusade hangs fire By Dzhambulat Are GROZNY, Chechnya – The unexpected ease with which the guerrillas have once again demonstrated their strength in the republic’s southern districts has now badly upset every Chechen official without exception. After Ramzan Kadyrov demanded to know why a many-thousand strong army of Chechen law enforcers was unable to cope with a few dozen “feeble bandits”, the tone of his remarks was at once picked up by officials in a rather direct way. Working in liaison with the military commandant’s office and officials of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chechen parliamentarians passed an emergency resolution calling for the working out of a plan of action against the guerrilla groups which operate in the mountains of southern Chechnya, led by Tarkhan Gaziyev and Emir Shatral. One must now assume that the mojahedin are about to be hard pressed. On June 23 the Chechen parliament ... >> full
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News: Russia Begins North Caucasus Exercises
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Russia begins North Caucasus exercises Moscow July 05, 2008 Russian military officials said Saturday they've begun large-scale military exercises in the country's troubled North Caucasus region. The training is meant to improve cooperation between federal army troops, Interior Ministry soldiers, border guards and the Russian air force in a region that continues to experience frequent attacks from militant separatists, RIA Novosti reported. The exercises, called Caucasus Frontier 2008, will be played out mainly in Chechnya, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachayevo-Circassia. The active phase of the multi-stage exercise will be held through the second week of July, Maj. Gen. Vladimir Maystrenko, deputy chief of staff of the North Caucasus Military District, told the Russian news agency. During the first five months of 2008, Ingushetia alone was the target of 53 attacks in which 12 police officers and four servicemen were killed and 57 others were injured. Local police said at least one Russian serviceman was killed and ... >> full
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KC: Military Conflict Looms Between Georgia And South Ossetia
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Military conflict looms between Georgia and South Ossetia Publication time: 8 July 2008, 18:37 Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia are gearing for a military conflict, Russian media reports said Tuesday after both sides began evacuating children from the area. A spokesman for South Ossetia President Dmitry Medoyev accused Georgia of preparing to invade the territory, which declared its independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, resulting in a bloody conflict that killed hundreds of people. The pro-Western Georgian leadership has said it is determined to bring the breakaway region, along with the rebel region of Abkhazia, back under Tbilisi's control. The South Ossetian spokesman said Georgia was strengthening military fortifications and surveillance operations, the Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti said. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Russia on Tuesday of contributing to the increased tension in the region by providing support to South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Moscow used ... >> full
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KC: SKVO Gangs Are Ready To Intrude Into Georgia. In Response U.S. Send...
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
SKVO gangs are ready to intrude into Georgia. In response U.S. send thousand of its marines to Tbilisi Publication time: 10 July 2008, 16:47 The occupation gangs of SKVO (the so-called "North Caucasian Military District") "are ready to provide assistance to Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the event of an escalation of situation in the conflict zones", SKVO ringleader Sergei Makarov said. We would like to remind that SKVO's gang formations are invading the territory of the Caucasus Emirate. In the past few days those gang formations have been conducting large-scale military maneuvers near the border with Georgia. "The major tasks for SKVO in the event of an escalation or the launch of combat action between the conflicting sides are: the provision of assistance to the peacekeeping troops so as to separate the forces of the conflicting sides; the provision of humanitarian assistance to the population residing in the conflict zones," ... >> full
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KC: Rice Warns Russia Over Georgia Row
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Rice warns Russia over Georgia row Publication time: 10 July 2008, 19:05 Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has urged Russia to help resolve tension in Georgia's rebel regions rather than "contributing to it". Rice was in Tbilisi, the country's capital, on Thursday in a show of support for Georgia, an ex-Soviet state which wants to join Nato and is at the centre of a tussle for influence between the US and Russia in the strategic south Caucasus. Georgia's pro-Western government is locked in a confrontation with Russia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions backed by Moscow and where Russian troops are deployed. Russia accuses Georgia of fuelling tension in the region and says Moscow's decision to send extra troops to the area, was to defend local people from Georgian aggression. 'Stop violence' Rice, speaking at a joint news conference with Mikheil Saakashvili, the Georgian president, said: "It (Russia) needs to be a part ... >> full
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