Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Heavy Fighting Reported In Eastern Tajikistan


Tajikistan Clashes: 'Many Dead' In Gorno-Badakhshan -- BBC

At least 42 people including 12 soldiers and 30 rebels have been killed in fighting in the remote Tajik region of Gorno-Badakhshan, state television has reported.

Some unconfirmed reports speak of a far higher level of casualties, with dozens of people being killed in the violence.

It follows the fatal stabbing of a top security forces official on Saturday.

That led to military action against local opposition strongman Tolib Ayombekov, reports say.

Residents of the provincial capital Khorog told the BBC their town now resembled a warzone.

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More News On The Unrest In Tajikistan

Tajik official says 20 soldiers killed in clash
-- AP
Tajikistan Attacks Restive Border Town, Killing Dozens -- Wall Street Journal
Deadly fighting in Tajikistan after general's murder -- AFP
Fighting breaks out in south-east Tajikistan -- The Telegraph
Tajik troops strike ex-warlord after general killed -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
Tajikistan launches attack on rogue warlord -- Al Jazeera
At Least 42 Killed In Tajik Clashes -- Radio Free Europe
Tajikistan Troops Killed in Gorno-Badakhshan Clash -- Eurasianet.org
Dozens dead as govt forces clash with guerillas in remote Tajikistan -- RT
Nine Tajik Officers Killed, 25 Injured in Anti-Mafia Raid -- RIA Novosti

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