Sunday, February 19, 2012

Heavy Fighting Reported In Russia's Caucasus


At Least 24 Killed In Russian Caucasus Fighting -- Yahoo News/Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Seventeen police and at least seven insurgents were killed in four days of fighting on the border between the Chechnya and Dagestan provinces in Russia's North Caucasus, police said Saturday.

The toll among government forces was the biggest in months in the region along Russia's southern border, where it faces an Islamist insurgency more than a decade after driving separatists from power in a war in Chechnya.

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More News On Heavy Fighting In Russia's Caucasus

Police death toll rises in volatile Russian Caucasus -- Deutsche Welle
Russia police death toll in rebel operation now 17 -- AP
At least 24 killed in Russian Caucasus fighting -- YNet News
20 rebels, 11 police killed in Russia’s Caucasus -- Arab News
Renewed fighting in North Caucasus kills 24 -- Euro News
LEAD: Many casualties reported in heavy Russian Caucasus fighting Eds: Adds insurgent deaths, quotes -- Europe Online Magazine

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