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Aslambek Vadalov, who was named to be successor of Dokku Umarov, leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz", and several more Amirs of the "Imarat" have retired. In his statement, placed in the Internet, Vadalov gave no explanation of his reasons.

The statement that appeared in separatists' websites that the explosion committed on August 9 near the Gazprom office in Moscow was organized by a group of suicide bombers "Riyadus Salikhiin" (Righteous' Gardens) is causing serious doubts in local observers.

Today is the first day of Moslem fast. Traditionally, Chechnya starts the sacred month one day later than the rest of the Moslem world.

On August 10, the criminal case initiated against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on slandering President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was sent from the district court to the magistrate one, said the spokesman of the Khamovniki Court of Moscow.

In Chechnya, 100 recruits became soldiers of the Internal Troops of Russia's MIA. They will serve in the "Sever" (North) special-purpose battalion of the Internal Troops. The republic's military commissariat states that it is the first "true" conscription for the last 20 years.

Today, in the capital of Chechnya, in the Journalists' Mini-Park, in front of the building of the House of the Press, an action was held in memory of Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the youth charitable organization "Let's save the generation", who was assassinated a year ago.

On August 9, two workers busy with cleaning were killed by a mine explosion in the Staropromyslovskiy District of the capital of Chechnya.

In the course of broad-scale preventive actions conducted since June 11 in the territory of the Chechen Republic aimed to check the observance of registration rules of citizens in their residences, 239 foreign citizens and stateless persons were detected.

Residents of the capital of Chechnya report about a young man detained and beaten by power agents. Now, he is still in hospital guarded by law enforcers. This was reported by a source in one of local human rights NGOs.

Experts are sure that the contradictory statements of the leader of Chechen militants Dokku Umarov, who has refuted his recent statement on his resignation and appointment of the militant Aslambek Vadalov to the post of Amir of the forbidden Imarat Kavkaz, were caused by a serious split among militants, experts are assured. According to political scientist Abdullah Istamulov, head of the Research Centre "SK-Strategy", under one of the versions, the leaders of the Kabardino-Balkarian subdivision of the Imarat forced Umarov to recall his resignation statement.

Dokku Umarov, leader of Chechen militants, who had earlier appointed his successor - Aslambek Vadalov, - has now stated that he would not resign.

From the start of this year, the law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic have liquidated 51 militants; and 128 suspected members of the armed underground and their helpers were detained. These figures were announced on August 3 at the meeting in Grozny of President of Chechnya with the leaders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the republic. Local observers believe that the figures presented by power agents can be overestimated.

Dokku Umarov, who has announced his successor - Aslambek Vadalov - was dismissed from the command of the underground by his former companions-in-arms, said Ahmed Zakaev, former emissary of Chechen separatists, who is now hiding from Russian justice in London. Ruslan Martagov, a Chechen journalist and political scientist, agrees that Dokku Umarov has lost his reputation among the militants.

Aslambek Vadalov, appointed by Dokku Umarov to be his successor as the "Amir" of the "Imarat Kavkaz", created by Umarov, is one of the most impudent militants' field commanders and is guilty of murdering dozens of law enforcers, the Chechen MIA asserts. President of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that operations aimed to find and liquidate Umarov, Vadalov and other militants' leaders will be continued.