SUKHUMI, Abkhazia. Oct 17 (Interfax-AVN) - Abkhaz forces have eliminated a large group of Chechen and Georgian rebels near the Amtkyal pass on Mt. Khvamtsani, six kilometers from the Russian-Abkhazian border, the Abkhaz state security service told Interfax on Wednesday.
Abkhazian state security chief Raul Khadzhimba said that during the operation, Abkhaz forces used aircraft and ground forces. They are continuing their pursuit of other scattered rebel groups.