Chechen Leader Aslan Maskhadov Killed
Chechen rebel leader killed (CNN)
Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov — who had a $10 million bounty on his head — has been killed by Russian troops, according to Russian news agencies. Russian NTV television showed Federal Security Service head Nikolai Patrushev telling President Vladimir Putin that Maskhadov had been killed in a “special operation” in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt.
CNN’s Jill Dougherty said that Russian NTV television had shown pictures of a shirtless bearded corpse that resembled Maskhadov. She said he had been hiding in a bunker when he died, according to Russian news agency reports. Russian troops had wanted to take him alive, she said, but according to reports in Moscow the weapons of his bodyguards “were either misused or something went awry.”
I’m sure they’re all choked up. Maskhadov was an interesting figure, who missed the opportunity to do more to curtail the terrorist impulses of those on his side.
Chechen Terrorist Leader Killed
Aslan Maskhadov, the leader of Chechnya’s rebellion, has been killed by Russian forces. Muskhadov had a $10 million dollar bounty on his head and was considered the most wanted man in Russia. Maskhadov had led the Chechen rebellion in the…
Maskhadov – around the blogs
The blogs have been pretty quick to react to the killing of Chechnya’s rebel President, Aslan Maskhadov, by Russian troops earlier today (see here for my report of the news as it broke).