Kadyrov and his father Akhmat, then Chechnya's grand mufti, fought against Russia during the First Chechen War from 1994 to 1996. They switched their allegiance to Russia during the Second Chechen ...

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the Chechen unit Akhmat, has called for the mobilization of millions of soldiers, posing a threat to Europe. His statements are being scrutinized by the Institute for ...

However, neither he nor any of his successors issued a formal apology for the more than 100,000 Chechen and Ingush deaths during the deportation. In 2004, during the raging war in Chechnya ...

News reports say the country's Jewish community condemned Israel for installing metal detectors at the Temple Mount. But are there any Jews left in the mostly Muslim republic? (JTA) — While ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has ruled the republic since 2007, said he wants to remain in power for life. VOA Russian spoke to regional experts who believe that despite this being illegal ...

NALCHIK, Russia -- A Chechen rebel has been sentenced to life ... He was arrested in March 2000 in Chechnya. Judge Mukhamed Olmezov said Temirbulatov was "exceptionally dangerous for society ...

It was them who attempted to blow Mosiychuk up, and now they are making fuss mentioning Chechnya and speaking about ‘Kadyrov’s trace’," Kadyrov said at the Chechen Interior Ministry’s ...

Three of them are Grozny natives, who were registered in the Chechen Republic, and the fourth one was also registered in Chechnya, but no information on his birthplace was released. Earlier ...

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 ...

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The incident has raised legal and ethical issues in Russia and its republic Chechnya. Luiza Goilabiyeva, called Kheda, 17, was married on Saturday to Chechen policeman Nazhud Guchigov, who was ...