NEW RULE OF ENGAGEMENT FOR RUSSIAN FORCES IN TAJIKISTAN.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 29

Lt. Gen. Valentin Bobryshev, commander of the CIS peacekeeping contingent in Tajikistan, has said that his forces may now shoot without warning if they are provoked, Krasnaya zvezda reported June 8. Moscow has also sent a psychological warfare unit to the region in hopes of winning the hearts and minds of the population, Russian television reported June 8.

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