Russia launches aerial assaults in Chechnya Posted by Scott Manning on January 12, 2002 | Comments (0)

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia (AP) — Russia sent bombers and helicopters in aerial assaults against rebels in Chechnya, pressing a campaign that has drawn renewed U.S. allegations of rights violations — and a sharp Kremlin retort to the American claims.

An official in Chechnya's Moscow-backed administration said Saturday that Russian aircraft bombed two areas in the breakaway republic over the previous 24 hours, while helicopters struck another region and artillery was used elsewhere.Full Story...