THE bizarre fiefdom of Chechnya has long been controlled by warlord and top Vladimir Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov and his ...

In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning the First Chechen War. Thirty years later and two ...

During the two Chechen wars of 1994–1996 and 1999–2009, the volatile region became a refuge for Islamist Chechen rebels and thousands ... On his uniform, he wore a patch featuring Yoda ...

Brutal tactics employed by Russia in its war on Ukraine have shocked much of the world but come as no surprise to older residents of Chechnya ... to support the Chechen rebels by any stretch ...

The bloody campaign continued with varying success until the end of August 1996, followed by Second Chechen war, which cemented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power.

In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning the First Chechen War. After losing the first and ...

Russian troops reportedly kill 12 Chechen rebels during a shootout in the hometown of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, as violence spreads in the North Caucasus region. Video Courtesy of Reuters.

Chechnya's separatist president Aslan Maskhadov denied Sunday that any of his supporters were involved in the hijacking of a Russian airplane to Israel, his press service told AFP. "The Chechen ...