I have never said they weren't right to want to do something to the Chechen rebels.

It is also not clear how the Chechen rebels will respond.

Only a few thousand Chechen rebels, at most, are believed to remain active.

The fighters are believed to be Chechen rebels, the official said.

But he was also regarded suspiciously by some of the Chechen rebels.

Chechen rebels blow themselves up when they hear Putin's true name.

Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for the attack in a message posted on their Web site.

Russian troops said they killed 20 Chechen rebels and captured 14.

The Chechen rebels say that he has been captured alive.

The real victims are now civilians, not the terrorists, as they call the Chechen rebels.