GENE RANDALL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The head of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Moscow says Russian officials are offering assurances that the fighting in Chechnya will be over soon. But in the breakaway republic, Chechen rebels are vowing to continue the fight despite Russia's near-total control of the capital, Grozny. CNN's Matthew Chance has our report.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The Chechen capital may be falling under Russian control, Moscow's war in its breakaway republic appears far from over. Away from Grozny, military officials say their troops pushing Chechen fighters deep into the mountains of the south. The rebels are vowing to strike back in what promises to be a new phase of guerrilla war. Analysts say Russian forces may struggle to hold onto their gains.</s>PAVEL FELGENHAUER, MILITARY ANALYST: The more territory they take, the thinner is the occupation and the more problems they encounter.</s>CHANCE: The Russian authorities are calling on extra police and even army reserves to report for duty. These are the scenes awaiting them. Months of heavy fighting have left vast areas of Chechnya in ruins. Civilians have all along been caught up in conflict. Many are now embittered by the attacks and their treatment in Russian hands. There is mounting concern the plight of these Muslim communities risks further alienating them from Russia and attracting Muslim extremists until now focused on contempt for the United States.</s>FELGENHAUER: Russia was seen as a minor partner of the great Satan, but now they're going to turn against Russia more and more.</s>CHANCE: The Russian military already says it's finding passports from some Islamic countries on the bodies of dead fighters killed alongside Chechens. (on camera): But these battles ahead may be low priority for the Russian leadership. This Chechen war has already made the acting president, Vladimir Putin, Russia's most popular politician. With a key victory apparently at hand in Grozny, he's looking increasingly unbeatable in presidential elections just weeks away. Matthew Chance, CNN, Moscow.
Russia Holds Grozny Under Control as Chechen Rebels Increase Guerrilla Resistance in South