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12:53, 25 May 2004

Chechen village shelled by federal forces

Shell fragments damaged roofs of several houses.

11:52, 25 May 2004

To all appearances, the Russian military started conducting an operation to move extra military elements to Chechnya pursuant to the decree recently singed by the Russian president on the necessity to move extra police forces of 1,125 people to the republic.

11:50, 25 May 2004

First suspect in May 9 blast in Grozny declared wanted

"Investigators have every reason to suppose he is the man who was a committer of the May 9 terrorist act at the Dinamo stadium in Grozny, which left 7 people, including Chechen president Akhmat Hajji Kadyrov, dead," a source at the Chechen prosecutor's office said.

10:39, 25 May 2004

Skirmish between Russian, Chechen policemen leaves 3 dead

Three police officers were killed and another four wounded in a skirmish in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya on May 23.

17:23, 24 May 2004

Chechen child injured in grenade blast

An 11-year-old boy suffered in a grenade blast in the village of Chervlyonnaya, Chechnya's Shelkovskaya district.

16:59, 24 May 2004

Georgian media report on Cossacks terrorizing locals in Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone

Gali residents assert that under the pretext of searching for weapons, the Cossacks "raid houses of local people, terrorize them, extort money from them, and beat young men."

16:23, 24 May 2004

Cache with weapons found in Grozny

Two Kalashnikov automatic rifles and a Smith and Wesson revolver belonged to rebel Aslan Dzhabayev, who was destroyed by federal soldiers in May 2004.

16:00, 24 May 2004

Commandos kill 2 rebels linked to May 9 terrorist blast

One of the killed militants was identified as Said-Emin Elikhanov, 24, who led a militant group, another as Taus Udayev, 26, emir of the Wahhabi jamaat (society) of Chechnya's Urus-Martan district.

15:42, 24 May 2004

Abkhazia denies national currency claims

"That's a complete falsification. I have never given such interviews or said that Abkhazia wants to have its own national currency," foreign minister of the non-recognized republic Sergey Shamba said.

15:19, 24 May 2004

Reading Koran in Russian prohibited in Dagestan

A ban has also been imposed on the works of all the nine Islamic theologians both medieval and modern and on the production of the five largest publishing houses that print Moslem literature.

12:44, 24 May 2004

Chechnya begins early presidential campaign

The victory in the first round is possible on condition that a candidate wins 50 percent plus one vote given that the turnout is no less than 50 percent.

12:31, 24 May 2004

Georgian PM to arrive in Moscow

"Issues of the resolution of conflicts in Georgia will be considered as well, including the one concerning the possible introduction of the train service through Abkhazia," said Zurab Zhvania.

12:16, 24 May 2004

State housing stock in Chechnya seriously destroyed

35 dwelling houses were reconstructed in the republic under the federal program from 2001 to 2003.

11:48, 24 May 2004

Abkhazia to have its own monetary unit

New banknotes are being printed by one of the largest French companies.

11:31, 24 May 2004

Parliamentary elections held in South Osetia

Chairperson of the South Osetian Central Election Commission Bella Pliyeva announced that "according to preliminary data, the Unity party will have two thirds of the seats."

10:09, 24 May 2004

South Osetian president resolved to ensure republic's accession to Russia

As meeting with Tskhinvali residents, Eduard Kokoity said international funds and governments would not make South Osetia give up its desire to reunite with Russia irrespective of an amount of money they offered for that.

10:07, 24 May 2004

Armenian opposition threatens with resolute actions

Beginning from June 4, they start holding permanent meetings and other actions of civil protest and disobedience, the opposition leaders said.

10:05, 24 May 2004

Abductions go on in Chechen villages

Danilbek Magomadov, a 26-year-old local, was captured by officers of security agencies in the Chechen village of Achkhoy-Martan. The officers arrived at the settlement in several cars without number plates and took the man away in an unknown direction.

15:21, 22 May 2004

Another field commander gives himself up to authorities in Chechnya

Sulim Eldarov was one of the commanders subordinated directly to separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov.

15:18, 22 May 2004

Moscow professor becomes Chechen minister

Movsar Ibragimov, a professor at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, was appointed Chechen Minister for Nationalities, Information, and External Relations.

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