VLADIKAVKAZ, December 2 (AVN) - In recent days near village of Alkhan-Urt Federals struggled with detachments of Jordanian Khattab.
Two third of the detachments make Arabian auxiliaries.
The auxiliaries are well trained and armed, and act better then guerrillas of Chechen origin, a source in the Western group staff told the Military News Agency.
Auxiliaries use special colourless fishing lines while mining in forests. When Federal car antennas touch the fishing line powerful landmine explode.
Khattab's detachments had severe losses in recent days, the source states.