GIMRY, Russia, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Russian special forces are
staging a bloody battle against militants trapped in the mountainous
Daghestan region in the south of the country.SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS
Itar-Tass reports an army soldier was killed and eight
special task force agents were wounded in the fight Tuesday.
Col. Abdulmanap Musayev, chief of the regional Interior
Ministry's press service, said the operation was halted overnight
and started again Wednesday morning.
He told Itar-Tass the militants are close to the village of
Gimry.
Musayev said up to five militants have been killed,
Itar-Tass reported.
