Second Chechen War - Wikipedia
WEBOn 15 October 1999, Russian forces took control of a strategic ridge within artillery range of the Chechen capital Grozny after mounting an intense tank and artillery barrage against Chechen fighters. In response, President Maskhadov declared a gazavat (holy war) to confront the approaching Russian army.
Chechen–Russian conflict - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
Battle of Komsomolskoye - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of Komsomolskoye took place in March 2000 between Russian federal forces and Chechen separatists in the Chechen village of Komsomolskoye (Saadi-Kotar), Chechnya. It was the largest Russian victory during the Second Chechen War.
Second Chechnya War - 1999-2006 - GlobalSecurity.org
WEBSecond Chechnya War - 1999-2006. When the Russian incursion into Chechnya began in October 1999, Russia said its objectives were limited to subduing bandits hiding in Chechnya's mountains.
'Welcome To Hell, Part II': The Second Chechen War
WEBOct 1, 2019 · 4 Russian soldiers fight militants after insurgents crossed into neighboring Daghestan and launched attacks, one of the catalysts of the second post-Soviet war in Chechnya.
Terror in Chechnya: Russia and the Tragedy of Civilians in War
WEBTHE VISUAL HALLMARKS OF THE SECOND CHECHEN WAR manifested in the zachistka —the sealed villages, trucks laden with looted property, and temporary filtration points on the outskirts of villages—began to diminish by the summer of 2003.
7 - The Chechen Wars and the Struggle for Human Rights
WEBThe second Chechen war has been continuing for over half a decade. The tenth anniversary of the start of the first Chechen war has come and gone. Even before the Russian intervention in December 1994, latent post-Soviet ethno-social conflict in Chechnya had been articulated as a separatist Russo- Chechen confrontation.
The Second Chechen War - The History Guy
WEBLearning from their failed 1994-1996 war against the Chechens, the Russians made extensive and heavy use of long-distance weaponry. Chechen cities and villages were leveled by intense Russian air attacks and artillery bombardment designed to maximize rebel losses while minimizing Russian casualties.
Second Chechen War: Causes, Dynamics and Termination - SSRN
WEBNov 5, 2014 · The present survey deals with the causes, dynamics and termination of the Second Chechen war. At a preliminary stage, it offers a brief overview of the main theories applied for explaining the emergence of internal conflicts.
WEBThe second Chechen campaign, launched in the fall of 1999, was officially dubbed a counterterrorist operation soon after some 300 Russian civilians, many of them in Moscow, had perished in apart-ment house bombings that were blamed on …