U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies have worked successfully with Pakistani security services to captureorkill key al-Qaida figures, including Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
This means it is an offence to capture, killor disturb them, as well as damage or destroy their breeding sites or resting places without an appropriate licence.
The Russian military have said their immediate aim is to crush the strongest rebel groups and killorcapture their leaders before the snow melts in the mountains allowing guerrillas to manoeuvre on familiar terrain.