- Kadyrov Appoints His Cousin Prime Minister The Associated Press reported that Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov announced on March 8 that he had nominated his cousin, Odes Baisultanov, who was previously a first deputy prime minister in the republican government, to be Chechnya’s prime minister.... MORE

- YEDELEV SAYS ONLY 450 REBELS ARE LEFT Kavkazky Uzel, on March 19, quoted General Arkady Yedelev, head of the Regional Operations Headquarters for the Anti-Terrorist Operation, as telling reporters in Grozny that rebel forces in Chechnya currently consist of 37 armed groups totaling 450... MORE