Central Asia: August 10, 2001

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The siege of  trapped Tajikistan rebels east of the capital has finally ended. The two rebel leaders were killed. Another 45 rebels also died, and another 80 arrested. The operation took two months because there were so many civilians in the area and the government wanted to keep civilian casualties down.

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