From The Washington Post:
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said he had been ordered by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to fight insurgents in the neighboring region of Ingushetia after its leader was gravely wounded in a bomb attack.
Kadyrov's harsh tactics have brought relative stability to Chechnya since he was elected in 2007 after more than a decade of war. But fellow Kremlin appointees have failed to stem spikes in violence in neighboring Dagestan and Ingushetia.
With Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov fighting for his life in hospital, Kadyrov said he had been ordered by Medvedev to run cross-border operations.
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My Comment: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has always made it clear that this small province should be a part of Chechnya. With the main opponent of this merger now fighting for his life after an assassination attempt yesterday, and with the Russian Government making it clear that this insurgency must end, Chechnyan soldiers will now be entering Ingushetia.
Will this solve the problems in this region .... no. I will make the prediction that Chechnyan actions will only increase the resentment and anger in the region, thereby increasing support for the insurgency and its demands for independence.
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