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Monday, 22 April 2002
CHECHEN CHIEF OF STAFF CAPTURED
By empty (4/22/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russian troops apprehended Islam Khasukhanov, chief of general staff of the Chechen armed forces, during a special operation in the town of Shali late on 21 April. Khasukhanov is a former Russian naval captain who was one of three candidates to command the ill-fated "Kursk" submarine. Khasukhanov reportedly resigned his commission in 1999 after being passed over for that posting because he was a Chechen.
Russian troops apprehended Islam Khasukhanov, chief of general staff of the Chechen armed forces, during a special operation in the town of Shali late on 21 April. Khasukhanov is a former Russian naval captain who was one of three candidates to command the ill-fated "Kursk" submarine. Khasukhanov reportedly resigned his commission in 1999 after being passed over for that posting because he was a Chechen. (Interfax)