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Russia and Terrorism: A History of Violence

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared that this evening's explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, which killed at least 35 people and injured 180, was almost certainly a terrorist attack. Few Russians will be surprised by their leader's conclusion. Although no group or individual has yet been blamed for today's...

Moscow's Domodedovo Airport Rocked by Bomb; A Brief History of Attacks in Russia

More than 30 people have died, and another 130 were injured, in what is believed to be a terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport. Witnesses told a Russian TV station that they saw two people blow themselves up, but that report is at the moment unverified. If this was indeed a terrorist attack, it would not...

Gunmen Storm Chechen Parliament

(Oct. 19) -- Gunmen screaming "Allahu Akbar!" stormed the Chechen parliament in southern Russia today, killing two guards and a parliamentary staffer before being killed in a shootout with police. One of the assailants blew himself up in an apparent suicide attack, The New York Times quoted investigators as saying. No...

Suicide Car Bomber Kills 17 in Russia

(Sept. 9) -- A suicide car bomber struck a busy market today in Russia's North Caucasus, killing 17 people and wounding more than 130 in a normally quiet Christian enclave that has mostly avoided previous attacks by the region's Muslim separatists. The bomb exploded at the main entrance to the Vladikavkaz market around...

Russia Fears Further Attacks by 'Black Widows'

(March 30) -- Russian investigators believe the two female suicide bombers who blew themselves up on the Moscow subway Monday, killing almost 40 people, were part of a larger all-female suicide squad, sparking fears that the attacks could mark the beginning of a wider terror campaign. Agents from the Federal Security...

chechnya News From the Web

05/20/12 Russia: Four rebels killed in Caucasus province Source: Zee News Four militants, including a rebel warlord were killed by security forces in Russia's restive province of Dagestan in the North Caucasus, Law enforcement officials said.
05/10/12 Moscow Is Trying to Outsmart the Salafis in Chechnya Source: The Jamestown Foundation In recent years, Moscow and its regional governors have attempted to win over the Muslim publics of the North Caucasus through fortifying the Muslim spiritual boards and pitting them against Salafi ideologies.
05/04/12 Double Bombings in Russia's North Caucasus Region Source: The New York Times - New York NY Investigators said Friday that a suicide bomber set off at least one of the explosive devices at the police station in Dagestan, a mostly Muslim region that neighbors Chechnya.
05/03/12 Chechen Officials Unable to Combat Growing Growth of... Source: The Jamestown Foundation Recent events in and around Chechnya indicate a high level of tensions in the republic that also have become endemic in most parts of the North Caucasus.
04/16/12 The Girls of Chechnya Source: Time In 2010, when she was working for a news agency in Moscow, Diana Markosian asked to be sent to Chechnya.

Background on chechnya

The Chechen Republic (; , Chechenskaya Respublika; , Noxçiyn Respublika), commonly referred to as Chechnya (; , Chechnya; , Noxçiyçö), also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria (), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic).

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