MOSCOW, March 29 (RIA Novosti) -Two militants were
killed in a special operation in the Republic of Chechnya in
Russia's troubled North Caucasus region, with no casualties
reported among federal troops, a local police source said on
Sunday.
The combat engagement occurred Saturday afternoon in a
wooded area near the village of Akhkinchu-Borzoi in the
Kurchaloi district, 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of capital
Grozny, when the federal troops encountered a group of 15
militants, the police source said.
Special measures are continuing to seize the remaining
militants, the police source said.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Friday the
Federal Security Service (FSB) chief to consider formally
ending the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya.
Russia has been conducting its counter-terrorist operation
in Chechnya since September 1999. The operation includes the
deployment of special police units, frequent police sweeps, and
heightened security at key facilities.
Chechnya was devastated by two military campaigns, in
1994-1996 and 1999-2001, after which Moscow significantly
scaled down its military presence in the republic.
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