Massive Soviet bombing air raids twice targeted Chechen-Ingush mountain villages in the spring of 1942, completely devastating several auls and killing most of their inhabitants, including large numbers of elderly and children.

Jun 6, 2022 · With a population of about 1.2 million, Chechnya is a Russian republic in Eastern Europe’s volatile North Caucasus region, which saw the rise of jihadist groups in the 1990s. The region’s...

Apr 8, 2010 · In recent years, Chechen militants have escalated attacks in the North Caucasus and revived bombings in Moscow. Chechnya has been plagued by two wars and an ongoing insurgency since the fall of...

The Chechen genocide [12] refers to the mass casualties suffered by the Chechen people since the beginning of the Chechen–Russian conflict in the 18th century.

Jul 18, 2006 · The Chechen Separatist Movement. Chechen separatist Shamil Basayev is one of several rebel leaders to die violently in recent years. His death leaves the future of the movement in doubt.

The Chechen–Russian conflict (Russian: Чеченский конфликт, romanized: Chechensky konflikt; Chechen: Нохчийн-Оьрсийн дов, romanized: Noxçiyn-Örsiyn dov) was the centuries-long ethnic and political conflict, often armed, between the Russian, Soviet and Imperial Russian governments and various Chechen forces.

Both approaches have been characteristic of the Chechen partisans, and the international Mujahedin-who were also fighting there--have announced publicly the execution of prisoners and attempted to justify this under Islamic law.

Dec 4, 2019 · By this time, 28 detachments with a total number of 1081 people were created in the Republic. At the same time, a headquarters for partisan movement was established in the territory of Chechen-Ingushetia (Ibragimov & Khatuev, 2015). Their lists of personnel included 292 Chechens and 107 Ingush, i.e. about 36% of the total number of partisans.

Jun 14, 2013 · The conflict in Chechnya between Russian forces and Chechen rebels that broke out in December 1994 has entered a new phase: partisan war. After a March 21 Russian offensive resulted in the capture of the last major strongholds of supports of Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev - Shali, Argun, and Gudermes in the lowlands of eastern Chechnya -

May 28, 2021 · Young Chechens wore green bandeaus with messages from the Koran. Finances used by Chechens were obtained from Pakistan’s ISI, Islamic charities, and the Russian Mafia.