Archives for the ‘Reuters’ Category

Runaway Russian ‘Slaves’ Plague Caucasus Republic

By admin • Apr 10th, 1994 • Category: Reuters, War

NAZRAN, Russia — Ingushetia has a lot of problems. The war with nearby North Ossetia, a troubled relationship with overlords in Moscow, run-away slaves.
According to newspaper accounts and television programmes in Russia and Ossetia, Russians are tricked [...]



Cossacks Accuse Chechens of Terror Tactics

By admin • Mar 27th, 1994 • Category: Reuters, War

Legend has it that in 1774 the women and children ofNaurskaya fought off an attack by the Turks, armed only with pitchforks and pots of hot soup.



Ingushetia Poll Marked by Violations, Opposition Says

By admin • Feb 24th, 1994 • Category: Feature, News, Reuters, War

NAZRAN, Russia, Feb 28 — Preliminary poll results on Monday showed that General Ruslan Aushev was headed for re-election as president of the volatile southern Russian republic of Ingushetia.
Opponents accused Aushev, whose army of uniformed police patrolled the [...]



Azerbaijan Army Regroups, Pulls Itself Together

By admin • Jan 21st, 1994 • Category: News, Reuters, War

QERVEND, Azerbaijan - Six months ago Azerbaijan’s army suffered defeats so monumental that the president fled the country and a fifth of the Transcausasian republic ended up in enemy hands. Critics from all sides castigated the military [...]