ASSESSMENTS
Russia's Strike Against a Chechen Militant Leader
Mar 29, 2011 | 21:05 GMT
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Summary
Reports surfaced March 29 that Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov was killed by Russian special operations forces in the republic of Ingushetia in the northern Caucasus. Whether or not Umarov was killed in this particular operation, the Russian strike had political elements and will not have significant impact on the northern Caucasus militant landscape.
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