Death Toll Rises for Russian Police and Security Troops Fighting Islamist Insurgency in Caucasus
- Posted on February 18, 2012 at 10:05pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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(The Blaze/AP) Russian police say the number of police officers killed in a four-day operation to wipe out several militant bands in the volatile Caucasus republics of Chechnya and Dagestan has increased to 17.
The fighting is some of the bloodiest and most sustained reported in the region in recent months. A police spokesman for the Caucasus region said Saturday that another 24 officers had been wounded.
Police say three rebel bands, totaling 50 to 100 militants, have been blocked by police in the Nozhai-Yurt area of Chechnya and an adjacent part of Dagestan. The police spokesman, who declined to give his name, did not say how many rebels had been killed, but officials told the Associated Press Friday that at least 20 had died. Police told Reuters that at least seven insurgents were killed in the four days of fighting.
The Russian Caucasus has been destabilized by an Islamic insurgency that spread across the region after two separatist wars in Chechnya.
RT report Friday on the fighting at the border of the Russian southern republics of Dagestan and Chechnya:





















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GOWINGS
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 9:55amComing soon to a city near you thanks to political correctness.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 9:43am“Fighting Islamist Insurgency in Caucasus.”
We here in America are having a similar problem in our “caucuses.” We have an Insurgency at work called the Ron Paul Revolution. It’s the Ron Paul cult for freedom, liberty, peace, prosperity, free love, drugs, and pacifism. Sounds retro ‘60’s and nostalgic doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want that right?
But like radical Islam (which is a fan favorate of the Paul Revolution it seems) it’s “gives itself” the right and ability to lie to your face to gain momentum for it’s cause and ideology. Our delegate system is flawed and these overzealous radical insurgents have no problem exploiting that and using it to their advantage. It sounds almost leftist in it‘s approach doesn’t it? Well, it is. We are dealing with the product of the Liberal education system and years of Liberal indoctrination of our youth. A nation of self-important, self-aggrandizing, self-centered materialists who support the world indifference and naivete of Ron Paul. Make no mistake about it (if their politics are any indication) they will throw you, your family and your neighbors under the bus to get what they want. Like Obama and his minnions, they will attempt to throw the “United” States under the bus for their radicalized ideology.
Like radical Islam, Obama and the left, it seems the Ron Paul left has no problem with liars and cheats to get what he wants. He encourages it. Sad way to conduct a campaign for POTOS and America.
Report Post »followtheexample
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 1:13pmThe Troll is back…wow..turn around now..don’t go into the light!!!
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 5:26pmFEAR of RON PAUL = who represents Freedom and Liberty?
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 5:52pmI’m here for you folks.
Report Post »AmericanFightingMan1
Posted on February 20, 2012 at 3:48pmHere’s my take on what you say: I have no fear of listening to another’s opinions. I don’t fully understand your position. Some of the things you say do sound counter to socialism. A problem with some of the people who criticize you is that they have made their decisions and shut off their ears and brains.
You say that Ron Paul is like Obama and other socialists? I don’t get your connection. I too detest socialists. They are basically Bolshevics. Ron Paul advocates constitutional principles with a strong libertarian bent. This is strongly counter to the left, and the right. Remember, many staunch conservatives are statists; they believe in using government power to fight their enemies. Well, this is in the end, is very much socialist!
It is a very fine line to walk. Ron Paul can have some indications of the hippie, free-love attitude, no doubt. The reason a lot of baby-boomer independents (ie., former hippy generation voters) like Ron Paul is that he speaks some of their language. Ron Paul, after all, is very anti-war. But if anyone reads the Constitution, the wars we have fought since basically WWII have ALL been unconstitutional. Congress must declare war. The POTUS is NOT a king; he does not get to unilaterally go to war!!
Ron Paul points this out. This happens to be a very common point amongst the old hippies, who have been painted as leftists. This is old thinking. If you love the Constitution, then you have to stop undeclared warfare. Ju
Report Post »ZABO
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 8:28amwatch how these commie’s deal with these muslim pigs. those ru-ski‘s don’t play nice. i wish we could do what those russian’s do. they take action. not gonna make putin look like a fool. i kinda wish our gov‘t had testicals as big as putin’s i don’t like mother red, but sometimes they get it right.
Report Post »RayOne
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:24amBack in the early 90‘s during Puten’s first surge, the message of the ‘mob’, was that if the people in the Russia west got out of line, military from the Russia east would be activated.
Report Post »It was about ethnic affiliation and loyalty to authority.
Obedience, to the order to fire.
AmericanFightingMan1
Posted on February 20, 2012 at 3:55pmRussians are not commies my friend. Russians were just the first population to be fully exploited, murdered and violated by communists. Russians, like traditional Americans, are robust, strong people with a great heritage. Don’t let the media manipulators define a people for you. Use your own brain.
Now, Russians are tough (just like hardy pioneer Americans). Russians are good at fighting. So are Americans. Russians however, have had God and family destroyed by Communism/Bolshevism. That process is ongoing right now in our nation.
How many of you have three or more children? If not, you are making the country weaker. Fact. How many of you back down on supporting Jesus and God? In other words, if you kids are being force-fed the new age thinking that dispaces God and Jesus with man’s theories, how many of you fight? Hmmm?
Russians are fighting an invasion. The Islamist invasion is happening because there is a demographic vacuum in Russia. Russian women average 4 abortions. Russians battle alcohol and drug abuse. HIV infections are rampant. They are a diseased people. Why? God has been displaced (by Bolshevism).
As the demographic time bomb slowly explodes in Russia, Russians will get more desperate, and that is dangerous because they are nuclear. As they die, they will strike out.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 8:22amThat’s an out right LIE!!!!! Muslims are peaceful, always.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:39amWanna buy a bridge?
Report Post »conservativestoner
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 8:11amoh man,i just stepped in some shiite.
Report Post »SoupSandwich
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 8:07amWow. Peaceful islam attacked again. The old Ruskies just need some glitter bombs and to be able to sit down in the tent of dreams with the islamists and do a mic check when they try to speak. It has worked so well here. I wonder how the Old School Soviets deal with the likes of CAIR? We should send over Jesse and Al and the Rev Wright to broker a deal, or just to stay.
Report Post »SIXFRIGATES
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 5:13amSadly, I kind of hope they remain a thorn in Putin’s side right now and bleed him and his country back to where they belong, 2nd rate at best.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 6:53amheadline should read those fighting islamic jihad.
Report Post »MYHEROISRON
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 7:01amIslam is the enemy of all people, the world over, who are not muslim! Do not fear Islam! Destroy it as it would destroy you!
Death to the cult of Islam!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 7:18amI disagree. I think they (islamics) are a much larger, long term threat to freedom, liberty, and even to democracy. Murdering people in the name of “god”?
Matthew 7:15-16 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”
Report Post »Caniac Steve
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 8:18amlets all hope it’s enough to keep Putin out of power…but i’ll NOT hold my breath,,,and look at the old Ottoman Empire maps..and you’ll see why there is “fighting” going on there..
Report Post »wtune
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 9:28am@MYHEROISRON
Your screen name is totally out of character with your comment. Ron Paul says we are responsible for the hatred Islam directs at us. He thinks if we get out of Islamic countries and stop fighting against Sharia law that deprives women of all human rights, the Muslims will become peaceful and loving as portrayed in the Progressive press.
Sadly, your screen name;s hero is completely wrong. Islam has been spread by the sword since its inception. You are correct to state that Islam;s intent is to convert everyone to Islam or kill them. But that is not Ron’s position.
I think Islam will cease to be warlike and brutal when the Anti-Christ forms his universal religion, somehow combining all the world’s religions into one. And that church will only be destroyed when Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of the Creator returns to rule.
Report Post »MYHEROISRON
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 11:08am@WTUNE
My hero is Ronald Reagan, not Ron Paul …
MYHEROISRON
Report Post »SIXFRIGATES
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 5:10amLooks like now would be the perfect time for a Charlie Wilson 2.0.
Report Post »mikedyl
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 4:58ami don’t get it russia over the years has invaded afghanistan to take it over for themselves. killed untold numbers of muslims in there satellite countries yet they are welcome in iran and syria and other muslim countries and there not the great satin.
what’s up with that.
Report Post »toomuchgovt
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 6:37amV. Lenin.
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 7:07amHey Mikedyd,
It’s called sell me your advanced weaponry for petro-dollars.
Natch, our fine Marxist / Socialist President would rather not build a pipeline and buy Canadian oil thereby putting us in the same boat as many of these tinier countries. Our politicians are bought-off with petro-campaign cash and we still won’t drill!
Report Post »idarusskie
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 9:16amThere are large population within the Russian federation that have been Muslim for 1000 years. So, you could also say they are Muslim on Muslim deaths.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:40amAnyone is welcome if they are against the US.
Report Post »Seede
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 4:29pmBecause Iran is not Sunni and yet Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Libya and Palestinians are well over 90% Muslim Sunni. Iran is only about 9% Sunni and stands in the way of unified Muslims world. Syria is well over 74% Sunni but has a leader (Assad) who is not Sunni but is Alawi. Assad’s 12% Alawi controls the 74% Sunni and that is why the Arab league wants him out. So in effect you have two problems to solve before the Caliphate can take control. One is to get rid of Assad and his 12% Await’s, and the other is to liquidate Iran’s 89% Shi’a population. In Iran the Christian, Jew and Sunni are not allowed to run for president. The first thing on the agenda is to kill Assad and his Await government and give it to the Sunni. Then all of the Sunni’s can liquidate the minorities. Then you have the well digger back in power. But if Iran ends up with the big bomb then we have a horse of another color. Russia hates the Sunni so is making bed with their enemy who is Iran and Syria.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 4:44amLet the Spetsnaz do what they will to these fools. If I remember correctly their last war ended with ten’s of thousands of muslims dead at Russian hands. Apparently they didn’t learn their lesson in the ruins of Grozny. Perhaps the ruskies will go all out and drive them into the Middle East.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 2:50am“Militant rebels” = Muslims? That’s who it seems the non-Muslim Russians are fighting?
So politically correct….this is a need to know.
Sounds like those of Islamic Ideology want to dominate
over the Catholic, Protestant, non-secular locals…!
It’s time to start calling it like it is….
Report Post »ICRedifURBlue
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 1:46amuntil 80 % of islamic people denounce the 20 % fk’d up nut job haters in their midst…..be prepared to put ‘em ALL in the ground……………………don’t wanna, don’t like it, but if it’s me or you….YOU LOSE………
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 3:21amBaloney! The MAJORITY of Muslims want Islam to eradicate all other religions, Worldwide. That’s what their religion advocates for. The 20% are those who are just not that religious, and don’t care if everyone is a Muslim, or not.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 6:56amall who follow the koran, hadiths and other teachings of islam all want the same thing. 100% domination of all peoples by islam.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 1:13amLife is interesting, Satan stands up in men (of course some men are the spawn of Satan), then those men fiddle with this and fiddle with that, engineering this and engineering that, and before they know it they have screwed up the function of society. They turn their population upside-down because the Molten Calve and Baal leads people’s hearts and minds, and those people see babies as something to have when the timing is just perfect or maybe not at all. All these things are a flood brought against God the Almighty, and in return God the Almighty brings a flood of his own. That‘s why in the days of No’e the Lord said: I, even I bring a flood of waters – Meaning even the Lord brings a flood of waters as an answer to the flood brought by men and Satan.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 1:28amYes that‘s correct No’e went into the Ark (of that current covenant), because of the waters of the flood brought by men and Satan. Moreover that’s why it is written in Genesis 7:7 And Noah went in and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the Ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Report Post »“Because of the waters of the flood?” And yet, God had not yet brought his waters. Therefore it was because of men’s waters that Noah entered the Ark.
13th Imam
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:40amAnd the TIM monologue goes on and on
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 1:02amI’ve got news for you commies, socialists, and fascists, and it’s that Muslims are not going to settle for your idea of a little of this and a little of that “Commsocialislam” they are going to want Global Sharia.
Report Post »LadyLibertykicksASS
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 7:44amI agree, and all the Marxists, Commies, left wing fools will be the first ones disposed of when the Muslims make their move.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:54amI guess Russia and Europe should have been looking at babies as something good rather than as punishment or something to be engineered, because now they have no strong society with which to repel invasions.
Report Post »wntsmallgov
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:37amWhy does obama support the islam brotherhood? and Why are we willing to let the false religion take over the world?
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 5:04am@wntsmallgov
Report Post »Because he is one.
Salamander
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 9:43amBecause his mommie never told him the story about The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs! He doesn’t understand basic economics, as in Lemonade Stand or Newspaper Route. His view of the World is highly distored. He is a megalomaniac! He thinks those that hate him, like him; and hates those that would tolerate him–with all his shortcomings! Big mouth, little brain! Big hat, no cattle! He is a shell of a man and a shill for some large, evil force that has yet to rear its ugly head! The man came out of nowhere, squashed established politicians, and grabbed the reins (that were handed to him)! People vote for him BECAUSE he is Black! (Both Blacks and Whites are guilty of this! They haven’t voted on the merits, but on appearances and their own distorted vision of the World!) Our media has aided and abetted this process. They don’t have the courage to tell it like it is! All the geniuses in Hollywood and the entertainment industry have their say, but those that make things, that finance things, that envision things, that imagine things and then make them happen, are castigated for ‘greed’, a misguided term for initiative! True, there are some greed amongst their midst, but nothing like the greed of those that think they can continue to get something for nothing! Those that confuse equal outcome with equal opportunity. Those that think it is governments function to steal for them, rather than simply assue a level playing field and a mechanism for weeding out the
Report Post »Skee
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:31amKGB- 17 dead
Report Post »Islamic a-holes- 20 dead
Not a very good ratio for mother Russia.
Putin needs to ride in on horseback shirtless,
sporting rock nip, throw down some Kung Fu
and take control of the situation.
El Pistoffo
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 2:29amLOL. That would be priceless.
Report Post »TheObamanation
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:33pmSo basically … that‘s Russia’s San Diego … hmmm … that looks eerily familiar …
Report Post »SychinLegacy
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:12amExcept for the fact that we DID NOT LEAVE THEM ALONE for 40 years. How many totalitarian and brutal and evil dictators did we set up because we wanted to use them to fight a proxy war against the soviets? The Shah of Iran being an example. He was an evil man that tortured and oppressed his people but he was our good buddy so we had his back. The people saw that and THAT is why they began to hate us. They only use Islam as a medium to gain support. Their real motivator is hate, not Islam.
Report Post »SychinLegacy
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:15amSorry the above post was meant in response to Bryan from Florida.
Report Post »american1st
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:32pmthe drums for war are beating loudly tonight at the blaze.. this makes two story’s followed with mostly “Islam is out to get us” “we must fight them posts…” it is both scary and a bit suspicious that conservatives are so willing to sacrifice their constitution there children and bankrupt their country,.. i would think after Iraq Afghanistan, Libya, the patriot act, and the NDAA, we would have more sense and want to proceed into (likely) bankster/progressive driven wars with far more caution…
some times you people scare me… i almost hope the proliferation of pro war sentiment is from payed propagandists and not glen beck conservatives, if they have been listening at all glen beck fans should know better.!!
Report Post »SychinLegacy
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:54pmPeople have been fooled into thinking neoconservativism is the only way to be “safe” and “secure” anymore for a hundred years. We must work to try and correct this illogical way of thinking before it we lose all our liberty in the name of “security”.
Report Post »wntsmallgov
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:39amNeo-cons keep this nation safe while idiots bow to the world
Report Post »SychinLegacy
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:52amNeocons keep this nation imprisoned. Not safe. Or have we already forgotten the words of our founding fathers? “Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither”
Report Post »american1st
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:57ami have no objection to kicking some ass when necessary,
the idea that “The United States has tryed that Foreign Policy for about 40 years prior to 9-11 with the Islamic Fascism,” is completely false.. we have been mucking about with oil, dictators, and Islamic country’s that entire time..
our current foreign policy is doomed to fail… like every military empire in history has before us…
it wont ever bring peace, all it will bring us is economic ruin,
we will never live up to a “leave everybody alone” ideal (and probably shouldn’t), not even if Ron Paul was president…., but we have gone so far over to the world police/military empire side that a strong move in that direction is needed both fiscally and to preserve our own freedom/constitution ..
Report Post »brownstreet
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 1:35amAre you saying that we need to do nothing and wait like sitting ducks, pretending that Islam is not a serious threat to the world? Give me your address and I‘ll send one of those peace loving muslims carrying a bomb to your house and we’ll see what you think then. Come on man, wake the heck up!
Report Post »american1st
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 2:23amWOW talk about hyped up on war propaganda… ridiculous threats and fear mongering don’t make good arguments… face it you don’t know any bomb caring Muslims here in America, making it sound like there is one under every bed makes you look like a fool or a useful idiot…
no we don’t “do nothing and wait like sitting ducks” (also hyperbole) we defend our borders, we maintain a strong go anywhere, kick anybody’s ass, anytime military… and if intelligence has good evidence of legitimate threats, we put them before congress and they declare war (the way the constitution requires).. if there is an impending threat the president can meet it with force to repel invasion (as the constitution allows), we fix our broken visa immigration system, and have the FBI doing its job…
Report Post »our current military/world police empire will break our nation… we are in deep debt already.. wake the heck up…
13th Imam
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:47amNevil Chamberlin rides again. FDR pushed Japan into a corner,, and they attacked Pearl Harbor.. and America reacted. The Islamists attacked America,. And we sort of reacted. But the DEMOCRATS fled. And are now fleeing again. It will take an Iranian or NK dirty bomb to convince these pacifists. I can only hope it is the AMERICAN pacifists family‘s that get X’ed first.
Report Post »wntsmallgov
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:09pmwhy should we accept islm? Why should we allow islm law into our courts? Why is obama siding with the mslm bortherhood?
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:29pmThat Explains why Russia does not want to take sides in Syria. They Know who the bad guys are.Unlike Obama in Libya.
Report Post »Tired of Code Names
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:02pmThe “peaceful” islam is coming you politically correct folks. Unless we as a nation stand up against it and adhere back to the judeo/christian morale, we will be overtaken. My only consolation to that inevitabilatly is that the islamists will KILL the athiests and then take especial pleasure in KILLING the liberal gay and lesbians. The dark ages are coming upon the world….again….
Report Post »RedneckJim
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 3:01amThe leftists have been aligning with the Islamists since before WWII when Hitler and his cronies began sucking up with Haj Mohammad Effendi Amin el-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and the Ottoman Turks who perpetrated the genocide against Armenians. Hitler and the NAZIs admired how the Turks killed over a million Armenians. Of course, Hitler killed about 6 million Jews and some Catholics, Pol Pot killed 2 million of his own people, Stalin killed about 7 million Ukrainians alone, and Mao killed maybe 100 million. I know Che would have killed millions had he not been killed in Bolivia (aww, so sad).
Lets just say that the forces of satan have aligned themselves against the Judeo-Christian peoples of the world. No matter what lies they tell, Muslims and leftists have been responsible for the MURDER of hundreds of millions more people than Christians or Jews ever have. No matter how much they lie about it, the reality remains. No matter how much they try to re-write history, God knows the truth and Hell awaits.
Report Post »MetalPatriot
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 10:52pmWow! I thought rough & tumble communist Russia would be immune to the radical…i mean, peaceful/law abiding Islamists. Should be interesting…a Godless nation fighting a caliphate of religious fanatics.
Evil vs Evil? Serves them both right.
Anybody hear of this prior to this article? Any facts of number & location of occurances?
Report Post »HoosierHunter
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:16pmHaven’t hear a word about it. Blaze – Please keep us posted!
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:24pmThis has been going on since the fall of the USSR. Russia itself considers these countries conqured and because of it’s oil and gas resources are trying to hang on most of these areas are either Muslim or in some there are 1-3 different “Catholic”and leftovers from the various Roman, Turkish and even the Mongolian empires from the last 2000 years ( even the Vikings traded through there) Use the net for more details
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 10:51pmThere really is nothing that you can do to fight Islam. The Russians have been very tough on the Chechnyans, but they keep fighting, because it is their religion, their r e l i g i o n. So why again is the West allowing Islam within our borders? The West is committing suicide allowing the spread of Islam in our countries. We must stop and reverse and end the spread of Islam in the West or the West will eventually cease to exist.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:23pmAccording to this .. even Obamacare is to bring MORE Muslims to America .. we will need more doctors and Obama plans to bring them in … and their extended families .. I suggest the DVD … Freedom or Surrender
http://www.thestraightway.org/DVDs.asp
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 10:49pmSo why is Putin helping Iran?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:18pmthe enemy of my enemy
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:21pmBecause Iran is against the USA….that is how this insanity works.
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 11:37pmRussia has been trying for years to get a warm water port for their navy, I think that is also why they support Syria just like China does. Like someone else said it is insanity!
Report Post »Just in time
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 10:49pmThe religion of peace, sure is getting hard to swallow. Don’t know that I can point to any region that is not having these problems with Islam.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 7:45amThere is a region in Hell where they fit right in. But even there it is a Muslims only area. When non-Muslims in Hell get on Satan’s bad side he sends them there for an extra punishment.
Report Post »reform
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 4:22amHey wasn’t that when Hillary Clinton was ducking bullets fearing for her life.
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