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Reservists To Enforce Emergency Rule In Osh

June 17 2010

Kyrgyzstan

The Krygyz Defense Ministry has sent a battalion of reserve troops to the riot-afflicted city of Osh in the southern part of the country to enforce its state of emergency, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).

The 300 reservists were mobilized from the Batken, Jalal-Abad and Osh regions, according to a ministry statement.

The motorized infantry battalion is expected to replace Interior Ministry troops and assume control of strategic facilities, conduct patrols during curfew and man...

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