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Russian soldiers fire artillery at rebel positions near the village of Duba-Yurt, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the capital Grozny, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000. Russian troops battled Islamic rebels Sunday in increasingly intense war for control of Grozny, military officials said. (AP Photo/Maxim Marmur)