Tajik Rebels Surrender After Assault Threat -- Moscow Times
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Rebels facing off against government troops in Tajikistan's volatile east began laying down their weapons Sunday after the authorities threatened to start a new offensive to capture a former warlord accused of killing a local security chief.
President Emomali Rakhmon had called a cease-fire Tuesday after heavy fighting, promising to pardon anyone who disarmed while demanding that the rebels handed over Tolib Ayombekov, the former warlord, along with three fighters.
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More News On The End Of The Tajikistan Rebellion
Police say rebels in Tajikistan surrender weapons, raising hopes for end to armed standoff -- Washington Post/AP
Militant Tajik Group Voluntarily Surrenders Weapons -- Radio Free Europe
Tajik rebels hand in weapons amid tense truce -- Business Recorder
Hunt for warlord seen as pretext in Tajik fighting -- Business Recorder
Who is Tolib Ayombekov? -- Registan
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