Fighting islamic terrorism seen as common ground for US, Russia

By James Brooke

In Moscow’s struggle against its southern Islamic insurgency, Russian officials see the death of Osama bin Laden as a psychological victory.

Combating Islamic terrorism constitutes a rare point of common ground for the old Cold War rivals. Last year, Russia lost as many security officials in its Muslim majority North Caucasus as the United States lost soldiers in Afghanistan.

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