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

It was the eve of Vladimir Putin’s ascent to the Russian presidency, and the height of the Russian bombardment of Chechnya ... to see the surrounding terrain. As the general had feared, the ...

Although information is still emerging about their exact connections to the Russian regions of Chechnya and Dagestan, early reporting suggests that Boston marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar ...

Tens of thousands of civilians died, but Russia failed to win control of Chechnya’s mountainous terrain, giving Chechnya de facto independence. In May 1996, Yeltsin signed a ceasefire with the ...

The picture from which Mukusheva's film takes its name (Courtesy Photo) May 15, 2007 (RFE -- High in the mountains of Chechnya ... had farmed the rocky terrain for generations, it is now abandoned.