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Maskhadov's Death and the Chechen Militant Movement
Mar 8, 2005 | 23:33 GMT
Summary
Russian special forces killed Chechen militant leader Aslan Maskhadov in an operation in Tolstoi-Yurt on March 8. His death is a huge blow to the Chechen militants fighting against Russia and a huge victory for Moscow in its struggle to rein in the separatist region of Chechnya.
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