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1997Year Chechen firing squad publicly executes two men, defying Russian demands that capital punishment be halted
Chechen officials say executions were in accordance with Islamic law; men were accused of murders of mother and two children (S) 2 Executions In Chechnya Anger Russia
2002Year Russia's military reports killing top rebel field commander in Chechnya, Shamil Basayev
Chechen opposition leaders deny claim (S) World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Chechen Declared Dead
1996Year Chechnya's separatist leader, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, met reporters today to refute reports that he had been killed in a clash with rival rebels. Mr. Yandarbiyev also laid down the same unyielding terms for peace talks with Russia as his predecessor, Dzhokhar M. Dudayev, who died in a Russian attack. "The condition for talks is the total withdrawal of Russian troops," he said. World News Briefs
Chechen Rebel Denies Reports He Is Dead
1996Year Russian planes and artillery pounded the village of Bamut in the hills of western Chechnya today, and clashes were also reported in Grozny between Russian forces and separatists armed grenade-launchers and small arms. The fighting in Grozny, the Chechen capital, coincided with a brief visit by the Russian Defense Minister, Pavel Grachev, who came to discuss plans to halt rebel attacks like the one on March 6 that sparked the latest round of fighting. WORLD NEWS BRIEFS
Chechen Rebels Battle Russian Forces in Grozny
2002Year Kremlin releases videotape appearing to show dead body of Arab-born guerrilla known as Khattab, who has come to epitomize Russia's inability to subdue its rebellious Chechnya province
Chechen rebels have denied reports of his death, but at least one rebel Web site suggests it may be true; if so, it would be important symbolic victory for Russian government, which calls Chechen uprising work of Islamic terrorists and Khattab their ideological leader; in past Khattab has denied engaging in terrorism, but Russian and some American officials say he has links to Osama bin Laden (M) Russia Releases Tape to Support Claim of Chechen Rebel's Death
1996Year Russian troops reportedly moved into villages in a republic bordering on Chechnya today, surrounding them with armored vehicles and artillery in a search for Chechen rebels. Troops were firing randomly outside six villages in Ingushetia, the neighboring republic, killing civilians, the republic's Security Minister, Ali Daurov, told the Interfax news agency. World News Briefs
Chechen Rebels Hunted In a Border Republic