81.   There is opposition to the peace plan among leftist forces and nationalists who say it amounts to a capitulation by Russia and a victory for the Chechen independence fighters.

82.   There are numerous warlords in Chechnya, not all of whom support the independence fighters.

83.   They later added demands for an amnesty and a guarantee of safety for the independence fighters.

84.   Until recently Basayev was commanding Chechen independence fighters against overwhelming Russian forces.

85.   There will be a major battle for Shali, one of the last Chechen strongholds, General Aslan Maskhadov, commander of Chechen independence fighters, told AFP.

86.   Under an accord signed with Chechen independence fighters last Saturday, Russian troops are to make a partial withdrawal.

87.   Yeltsin said the independence fighters, who have been battling Russian forces since December, will not be permitted to regroup in the Russian-held lowlands of Chechnya.

88.   Meanwhile Stepashin said the guerrillas had added new demands for an amnesty and guarantee of safety for independence fighters.

89.   Meanwhile, Russian news agencies reported that oil tanks were burning around Grozny and that Russian air and ground forces were hammering independence fighters across southern Chechnya.

90.   Members of the pro-Russian administration in Chechnya are considered traitors by rebel independence fighters, and dozens of them have been killed in recent years.