| "Rebels man an anti-aircraft gun in the mountains in the
Botlikh region of Dagestan, Tuesday, August 17, 1999. Russian troops
battled Islamic militants Wednesday in mountain fighting that cost
Russia its worst single-day losses of the 12-day conflict. Eight
Russian troops were killed and 20 wounded in the fighting in Dagestan,
a Russian Republic in the Caucasus Mountain region where militants
want to set up an independent Islamic state.(AP Photo/APTN" http://accuweather.ap.org |