21.   Russia made no pledge to halt its two-month campaign against Islamic rebels.

22.   Some of the worst destruction took place at the veterinary department, which was used as a military base by an Islamic rebel faction.

23.   So far, there is broad agreement among Russian politicians that the Islamic rebels need to be stopped.

24.   So much for the streamlined new propaganda machine Russia created to tell its side of the campaign against Islamic rebels in Chechnya.

25.   The aim of those strikes seemed to be to destroy Islamic rebels fleeing Uras-Martin.

26.   The crisis in Dagestan began last month when Islamic rebels crossed into the Botlikh region of the Russian republic from Chechnya, vowing to create an Islamic state.

27.   The latest fighting has left eight Russian soldiers dead and many more wounded, just days after Russia declared victory over Islamic rebels.

28.   The Kremlin billed the capture of Grozny as a psychological and military turning point in its battle with Islamic rebels seeking an independent state in Chechnya.

29.   The Russia military wants to destroy the Islamic rebels seeking independence.

30.   The Soviet army had a similar experience fighting Islamic rebels in Afghanistan.