After losing the first and winning the second Chechen War, Russia has consolidated its ... what local authorities claim to be 70,000 Chechen fighters loyal to the warlord. Chechen militants ...

Vladimir Putin has tried to keep Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region, under Russia's control ever since the collapse of ...

Thousands of foreign fighters have joined the Ukrainian effort ... “History repeats itself. We won the First Chechen War. They took their time, rebuilt their army while dividing us, and ...

Fighters from the Chechen Republic have been successfully coping with their assigned missions since the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine, Kadyrov stressed. "In conclusion ...

It is the first in a series of bulletins that will document violations of human rights and humanitarian law by all forces in the war in Chechnya. Russian forces have shown utter contempt for ...

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov stated that 70,000 Chechen fighters are ready to join the ... "This is the consolidation of the society that our first president, Hero of Russia Akhmat-Haji Kadyrov ...

Here's where Chechnya is on a map. Google Maps Following the First Chechen War from 1994 to 1996, Chechnya gained independence from Russia. However, the Second Chechen war from 1999 to 2000 ...