RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 220, Part I, 13 November 2000
RUSSIAN MILITARY TARGETS CHECHEN FIELD COMMANDERS. Federal
forces have killed 15 Chechen fighters in a large-scale
operation in eastern Chechnya aimed at neutralizing field
commanders Shamil Basaev and Khattab, ITAR-TASS reported on
13 November. A second operation in southwestern Chechnya,
supported by air and artillery bombardment, is intended to
prevent Chechen fighters from crossing the border into
neighboring Ingushetia for supplies and reinforcements.
Meanwhile on 11 November, an explosive device was discovered
and neutralized close to the home in Tsentoroi of interim
Chechen administration head Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov, Russian
agencies reported. LF
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