[Tailgunner Joe]

"Chechen special forces were also involed in the conflict and are seen here attacking the Georgian village of Zemo Nikozi." - Sky News

Jovial Russians mount deep incursion into Georgia - 13 Aug 2008 - On a day of surreal irony, Mr Putin must also have taken satisfaction from the fact that Chechen troops from the Russian army's 42nd division led the push to Orsojani. Many of these men had fought against Mr Putin when he launched the Second Chechen War in 1999. The Chechens may have been battle hardened, but they were hardly organised. There was an air of chaos in this advance, just as there had been with the Georgian army's headlong retreat two days earlier.

Many of the soldiers in the advance seemed more interested in the western photographers hanging out of windows from cars that careered back and forth along the long, slow line the convoy took.

"Where are you going," the reporters shouted. "To see Saakasvili," one Chechen shouted.

Further towards the Ossetian frontier, two Russian armoured personnel carriers guarded a checkpoint manned by Chechen soldiers tasked with stopping traffic passing from Georgia's Black Sea ports to Tbilisi.

The Chechens, who were behind trees above the roads, lolled in the shade smoking cigarettes.

"You got any American cigarettes," one asked. "Russian ones are dreadful." From beyond them, smoke rose into the air from burning villages and bursts of automatic gunfire could be heard further down the road.

An old woman stumbled down the road, running painfully in the direction of Tbilisi, blood oozing from her eye.

"Chechens and South Ossetians are killing people in the villages," she shouted as she slowly hobbled into the distance.

[yldstrk]

they enjoy picking on those weaker than they........twisted ugly fother muckers

[mylife]

Cossacks too

[Perdogg]

What weapon is this?

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-59175

[ex-Texan]

*BUMP*!

[MarMema]

It is in South Ossetia, so no doubt they felt quite bold.

[justa-hairyape]

Jersey girls trapped in Georgia

[Cold Heat]

Good grief.....legal terrorists!

This mission took a lot of prior planning and training.

Whatta set up!

[SVTCobra03]

I’d like to see them face a dozen Marine sniper teams armed with Accuracy International .338 Lapua magnums.

[mikeandike]

Is this guy a Chechen or a Russian soldier. The picture looks bizarre.

Link...

[MarMema]

Look Joe, my chechen expertise told me this was probably true...

kavkaz

because in general the chechens like the georgians and hate the russians.

"Since the worsening of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and especially after the beginning of armed aggression of Russia against Georgia, the Russian authorities and the media have widely replicated reports that "Chechen units and volunteers from Chechnya" are participating on Russian side in war against Georgia.

In this regard Wekalat (Head Office) of the Caucasus Emirate officially notify that few in number gangs of apostate-mercenaries of ethnic Chechens or representatives of other nationalities of the Caucasus, who consisting of Russian troops, are members of Russian occupation forces, and have nothing to do with the Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate and they are the enemies of the Caucasus Emirate like Russian invaders.

Wakil (Head) of the Caucasus Emirate, Shamsuddin Batukaev

[heartwood]

“Chechens and South Ossetians are killing people in the villages,” she shouted as she slowly hobbled into the distance.
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Isn’t it nice that people can learn to work together? It was only a few years ago that Chechen terrorists were blowing up Ossetian women and children in Beslan. And now look how they’re getting along.

[tet68]

Communists never ever use indigenous personel in these situations, there is too big a danger of empathy and fraternization.