Saturday, April 18, 2009

Counter Terrorism Operation in Chechnya is over. But is terrorism?

A day after Chechen President Kadyrov announced that the Counter Terrorism Operation' in Chechnya is over, rebel fighters have reminded everyone of their presence by engaging in a battle with the federal forces. I fear this will repeat many times over. They don't ant to be written off so their activity will be on the rise. Grozny with its shopping malls and fountains is not much more than a 'potemkin village'. Doku Umarov and the lot in the mountains, who are still living in the conditions of war (not a counter terrorism operation), will start involving young people from mountain villages and beyond with more vigor.

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