Russia: January 9, 2003

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As of the first of the year, Russian armed forces totaled 1.16 million troops and 860,000 civilians.

In Chechnya, FSB agents raided a bandit hideout and rescued a kidnapped UN air worker. This kidnapping caused the UN to suspend aid work in Chechnya, where rebels and criminals often use the same tactics to raise money.

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