Russia ends 10 year Chechnya anti-terror operation

allesennogwat · 04-16-2009, 06:54 AM

MOSCOW - - Russia on Thursday ended an anti-terror operation in Chechnya that has been in place for a decade, amid growing stability in the territory torn by two wars since the collapse of Communism.

The operation saw Russian forces defeat separatist rebels who had gained control of the majority Muslim region and its end could see Moscow withdraw thousands of members of the security forces from Chechnya.

The head of the Federal Security Service (FSB, ex-KGB) Alexander Bortnikov "cancelled the decree imposing an anti-terror operation on the territory of Chechnya, effective from midnight", Russia's anti-terror committee said.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/2009041...t-6b0205e.html

Photo shows Russian troops driving through war-torn Grozny. Russia on Thursday ended an anti-terror operation in Chechnya that has been in place for a decade, amid growing stability in the territory torn by two wars since the collapse of Communism.

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allesennogwat Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 3738 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 32,452	Russia ends 10 year Chechnya anti-terror operation MOSCOW - - Russia on Thursday ended an anti-terror operation in Chechnya that has been in place for a decade, amid growing stability in the territory torn by two wars since the collapse of Communism. The operation saw Russian forces defeat separatist rebels who had gained control of the majority Muslim region and its end could see Moscow withdraw thousands of members of the security forces from Chechnya. The head of the Federal Security Service (FSB, ex-KGB) Alexander Bortnikov "cancelled the decree imposing an anti-terror operation on the territory of Chechnya, effective from midnight", Russia's anti-terror committee said. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/2009041...t-6b0205e.html Photo shows Russian troops driving through war-torn Grozny. Russia on Thursday ended an anti-terror operation in Chechnya that has been in place for a decade, amid growing stability in the territory torn by two wars since the collapse of Communism. __________________ Daraclor: A brand of anti-malaria pills which we had to drink every week while on the border. Legend had it that these would make you turn yellow and that you wouldn't be able to tan.

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