14 May 2004, 23:51
Large-scale special operations conducted in some districts of Chechnya
Russian soldiers jointly with officers of local security structures have been conducting large-scale special operations in villages of the Kurchaloy, Nozhay-Yurt, and Grozny (rural) districts of Chechnya for the last few days. They conduct unwarranted searches in the houses of local residents and arrest civilians, mainly young men, accusing them of cooperating with rebels. Locals think the cause of such actions is the murder of Akhmat Kadyrov.
Source: Infromation Center of the Council of NGOs
