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[Your_Embryo]

This article is confusing to me. I am not sure what to take from its meaning.Please help.

Xinhuanet |Nov. 18, 2005| Xinhuanet

MOSCOW, Nov. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian secret services in Chechnya have killed a senior al Qaeda representative in Chechnya, head of the regional headquarters in control of the anti-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus said on Friday.

The militant, identified as Jaber, was killed in a special operation launched by an army elite reconnaissance unit near the village of Avtury, Shali district, on Nov. 11. He was reportedly al Qaeda's mastermind and financier of recent high-profile terrorist attack in the republic, head of the regional headquarters Col-Gen Arkady Yedelev told Itar-Tass news agency.

Jaber organized terrorist attacks in Znamenskoye and Grozny, and is behind the attack on the village of Roshni-Chu in August, according to the Russian media.

The general said illegal armed group received a large financial blow recently, which is directly linked with the gangs' attempt to unsettle the situation in the republic ahead of the parliamentary election scheduled on Nov. 27.

Jaber has been heading a group of foreign mercenaries since 2001, which smuggled gunmen from Georgia's Pankisi Gorge into Russia. He was also the successor to Abu al Walid, an Arab mercenary who in turn, took over from Khattab.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/19/content_3802463.htm

[IndianaGreen]

1. Please fix subject of your thread

Use the "Edit" button to do so.

Per LBN rules the title of the thread must be the actual headline, in this case: Suspected al Qaeda emissary killed in Chechnya

If you don't get this fixed pronto, a mod will lock your thread.

As to your story, it has been Moscow's contention all along that Chechen rebels are aided by Al-Qaeda. This is true!

It is also true that Russia invaded Chechnya in a criminal war that could have been avoided altogether.

Chechens have the right to be free from Russian domination, by force if need be (and force is the only choice available to them).

[Demit]

4. But this is the General Discussion forum.

Not LBN. Title is fine the way it is, no?

[IndianaGreen]

5. It was moved here from LBN

It was moved after I posted. Here is what's left in LBN:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1937017

[Neil Lisst]

2. Chechnyan rebels are Islamic, and tied into AQ

And into the border strife where China, Pakistan and Kashmir come together.

[EFerrari]

3. Welcome to DU, your_embryo

:hi: