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To: tejek who wrote (191201)6/21/2004 11:44:01 AM
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Monday, June 21, 2004. Page 2.

Report: Chechen Militants Are in Iraq

The Associated Press ROME -- The Italian military based in southern Iraq is looking into an intelligence report that 300 Islamic militants, possibly from Chechnya, may have arrived in the area, the army chief of staff said Sunday.

The Corriere della Sera newspaper said that in recent days British intelligence reported that 300 Chechen militants who had trained in Afghanistan were heading toward Nasiriyah after having broken into smaller groups.

"It's a report that everyone has had. Now we will want to verify whether this report is followed up by a real explanation on the ground," Italian army chief of staff General Giulio Fraticelli told the Italian state television network RAI in Nasiriyah.

About 3,000 Italian troops are based in Nasiriyah, working on reconstruction.

The report led to concern here that further attacks could be launched against Italian troops. A truck bombing in November killed 19 Italians in Nasiriyah.



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