26.12.2003
East Front Command reports that Tuesday action at a location between Tuhcara and Galayta hit a Russian military armored convoy. BTR blast tolled 8 Russian soldiers and wounded another 12 of them. Russian military criminals in turn seized two innocent civilians from Galayta. They are Berdukayev Muslim and Copa Alsultanov. These two innocent civilians endured heavy Russian torture. Radio Svoboda reports that 5 Russian soldiers are killed and 9 wounded in Simsir village in Nojai-Yurt region, yesterday. Russian RIA Novosti news agency reports that a blast in Avtorkhanova district of Grozny heavily wounded 2 pro-Russians and one Russian military invader.
(Agency Caucasus)

Russian military aggression in Assinovskaya and abduction from Kantisheva village

26.12.2003
Russian military invasion in Chechnya continues its criminal activities in Assinovskaya village in Sunjen region. Russian military's criminal activity of "Cleansing" seized two innocent civilians from this village and took them to an unknown fate. "Cleansing" means to kill the innocent civilian population in Russian military understanding. NGO Information Center said that names of the victims are Machiyev and Mahuri. Another young Chechen is abducted by Russian military invaders from the Kantisheva village in Ingushetia on the 23rd of December 2003. Fate of the young Chechen is unknown.
(Agency Caucasus)

26.12.2003
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres called on Thursday for release of kidnapped Dutch aid worker Arjan Erkel as he spent his 500th day in captivity in war-racked Caucasus mountains. MSF says it believes Erkel - who was seized at gunpoint in broad daylight in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan in August 2002 - is alive and has repeatedly criticized Dagestan and Russian authorities for dragging their feet. "Five hundred days in detention without knowing what will happen the next day, without being sure that he will leave prison alive one day is an unimaginable ordeal," said Thomas Nierle, MSF Switzerland's Operations Director, in a statement. "We call again upon all parties of good will to release Arjan now."
(Agency Caucasus)

26.12.2003
Adjaria Leader Aslan Abashidze bars Igor Giorgadze from Batum. Georgian State Minister Zurab Zhvania stated that Aslan Abashidze informed him on the 20th of December 2003 that Igor Giorgadze is barred from Batum. Georgia's former security chief Igor Giorgadze is at odds with the current Georgian Administration.
(Agency Caucasus)

26.12.2003
Russian RIA Novosti news agency reports that Sergei Ivanov-Nino Burzhanadze meeting in Moscow forecasts another 11 years for withdrawal of Russian military presence from Georgia. Russian Defense Ministry press propagation stated that Russia needs these 11 years for further militarization at the region.
(Agency Caucasus)