Pullout of 1,000 Troops Begins in Chechnya
From Times Wire Reports
Russia began to pull out more than 1,000 troops from Chechnya with a fanfare, to boost voter confidence ahead of a referendum on a new constitution intended to entrench Russian rule in the separatist region. Rebel attacks have continued.
Russian television showed the region’s top commander presenting medals to some of the troops as they prepared to board trains that also carried tanks and heavy equipment.
Six marines reportedly were killed and 10 wounded in a gunfight last week.
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