Video of Chechen rebels

(26 Sep 2002)

AMATEUR VIDEO - QUALITY AS INCOMING
1. Various of rebel group moving through forest
2. Various of rebel group conducting military training in forest (audio of weapons fire)
3. Various of rebel group moving through forest
4. Various of rebel holding Russian-made shoulder-fired Igla missile launcher
5. Shoulder-fired Igla missile launcher on the ground
6. Rebels in forest
7. Close-up military equipment pan rebels in forest
8. Various of rebels sitting by fire
9. Close-up of rebel, believed to be Ruslan Gelayev
10. Various of rebels preparing food
11. Various of rebels resting
12. Rebel standing by a tree

STORYLINE:

As fighting continues between Russian forces and Chechen rebels following the crash of a Russian helicopter on the Chechnya border on Thursday, APTN has obtained amateur footage believed to be of Chechen rebels conducting military exercises.

The video shows a group of thirty well-equipped rebels walking along small forest paths, undergoing weapons practice and resting at a make-shift camp.

The pictures show a man, believed to be Chechen field commander, Ruslan Gelayev, with a group of rebels.

The exact location of this forest is unknown to APTN, and it is believed these pictures were shot in the middle of September.

The footage also shows rebels carrying hand-held weapons, including automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades that are believed to be Russian made.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials have recently threatened to launch military strikes across the Russia-Georgia border to destroy militants they claim are hiding in the Pankisi Gorge.

Since the end of August, Georgian authorities have been conducting operations to root out Chechen militants from the Pankisi Gorge which borders Chechnya.

Tension between Russia and Georgia over the Pankisi Gorge has increased recently, with Moscow claiming Georgian efforts to prevent rebels entering Russia are ineffective.

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