19 December 2009, 04:00

Mukhu Aliev: 150 militants liquidated this year in Dagestan

As reported by President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev on December 17 in Makhachkala at the sitting dated to the Day of Security Services, marked on December 20, from the start of 2009 in Dagestan 150 militants were liquidated, including 5 foreign mercenaries. 108 members of the armed underground and their helpers were detained.

In the course of counterterrorist operations (CTOs) and search actions plenty of weapons were confiscated, and 37 militants' hideouts and base camps were liquidated.

According to Mr Aliev, the situation in the republic in 2009 was very complicated because of terror threats from the religious-extremist bandit underground movement.

The republic's leader said that from the start of the year in total 18 CTOs and over one hundred reconnaissance-search actions have been undertaken. Are as a result of them, 41 terror act and 9 diversions were prevented.

See earlier reports:

"Bortnikov: 80 terror acts prevented in Northern Caucasus", "Four suspected militants liquidated in Dagestan", "Newsweek: "death squadrons" in the Caucasus are backed by local operative agents".

Author: Oleg Ionov Source: CK correspondent

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