In 2011, 30 militants liquidated in Chechnya, MIA reports

During the first six months of this year in Chechnya 30 members of the armed underground were killed, 79 militants and their accomplices were detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

In the period from January to July this year 30 militants were killed in special operations, conducted by the power agencies of Chechnya. Another 79 persons, suspected of involvement in the activities of the armed underground, were detained and 21 – induced to surrender. During the same time period power agents confiscated 158 small-arms units, approximately 108 kg of explosives, 26,000 units of ammunition and five explosive devices, the Chechen MIA's website reports.

In this April Chechen law enforcement agencies, summarizing their activities during the first three months of 2011, reported about 21 killed militants, 66 persons detained for involvement in the armed underground and ten former militants and their accomplices induced to surrender. At the same time the law enforcers reported that 84 small-arms units, 14,000 of ammunition, approximately six kg of explosives and three explosive devices were withdrawn from illegal circulation.

"If we compare these data, it turns out that during the last three months on the territory of our republic nine militants were killed and only 13 ex-militants were detained. And another 11 were induced to surrender. It looks quite strange when you consider the fact that almost every week our power agencies report about detention of at least two or three persons involved in the activities of the armed underground," a local observer, who preferred to remain anonymous, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.