Wednesday, October 27, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
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World
Russian fighters storm Grozny; Chechen capital fearful, hopeless
The Associated Press
GROZNY, Russia— Exploding artillery shells rattled windows and spread fear in the Chechen capital yesterday as the heaviest fighting in weeks brought Russian tanks and soldiers near the city limits.
Chechen fighters battled the Russians within two miles of Grozny's northern edge, while more fighting raged to the east of the city. There were unconfirmed reports that elite Russian reconnaissance troops had entered Grozny.
Russian jets and artillery elsewhere bombed at least seven towns and settlements across Chechnya yesterday, officers on
both sides said.
As many as 200 Russian tanks and self-propelled artillery pieces led the fiercest assaults in the Terek Ridge area, the strategic heights northwest of Grozny's airport, said Gen. Mumadi Sayidayev, a top Chechen military official.
The Chechens claimed they knocked out several tanks and inflicted heavy losses on a Russian column advancing from the southeast, but no independent confirmation was available.
Residents of the battered Chechen capital were gripped with fear and hopelessness ahead of the region's harsh winter season.
"Many of those who have stayed in Grozny feel doomed," said resident Asya Lalayeva, complaining that officials in both the Russian and Chechen governments "see them as raw material."
Russian officials gave mixed signals about whether they planned to storm Grozny in their campaign to wipe out Islamic militants based in Chechnya. After early successes, the Russian military now appears to be trying to occupy all of the republic and end its de facto independence.
Casualties in the latest fighting are unknown. The Russians say they have lost about 200 soldiers and killed 2,000 militants overall, while the Chechens claim to have lost far fewer fighters and killed many Russians.
Indian troops clash with Pakistan
The Associated Press
SRINAGAR, India—India said yesterday it had repelled a border attack by Pakistani army troops, in the most serious clash since a military coup in Pakistan two weeks ago.
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed Monday when a squad tried to seize two posts in the mountainous Uri sector of the disputed Kashmir territory, according to an army statement from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.
The statement did not mention Indian casualties. The attempt was preceded by heavy artillery and small arms exchanges, it said.
News agencies reported one civil
news killed and three injured
Monday. Daylong shelling reportedly caused damage in three villages.
Pakistani military representative Col. Salaf Raza refused to comment on the reports.
Although the incident was not unusual in an area where both sides claim ownership, it was the most serious fighting reported since Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf, ousted the elected government in a coup Oct. 12.
On Sunday, Pakistani artillery fire injured three people in the same sector. Indian military officials said.
Musharraf, in his only policy address since the takeover, said he was withdrawing troops from the border — but not from the cease-fire
line in Kashmir — as a gesture to India's newly elected government
At the same time, he said Pakistan would continue its diplomatic and moral support for Kashmiri militant groups fighting Indian authorities.
In Saudi Arabia today, Musharraf met with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, seeking political support and financial assistance for his military government.
Saudi Arabia, a traditional ally of Pakistan, was one of the first countries to recognize Musharraf's government.
Musharraf left the kingdom late yesterday for the United Arab Emirates, where he will hold talks with President Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan.
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