RUSSIA: Chechen rebel rift may make Kadyrov expendable

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  • Internal divisions
  • 'Young wolves'
  • Chechens vs non-Chechens
  • Tactics
  • Umarov's U-turn
  • Victory in sight?
  • Kabardino-Balkarian support
  • Genuine reversal?
  • Vadalov's rise
  • Jihadist background
  • Hit-and-run guerrilla
  • Enemy of Kadyrov
  • Not a moderate
  • Outlook
  • Rebel debilitation
  • Struggle for allies
  • 'Spectacular' attacks
  • Kadyrov's prospects

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