Chechnya
Background on the conflict between Chechnya and Russia.
Muslims Speak Out Against Senseless Violence
A September 2004 editorial from Saudi Arabia's Arab News, about terrorist violence in Chechnya and Iraq: "...There are no words strong enough to express the disgust and horror all decent people feel toward such actions. Their campaigns are the very opposite of brave and heroic and bring the deepest and most profound shame upon the causes they pretend to represent."
A September 2004 editorial from Saudi Arabia's Arab News, about terrorist violence in Chechnya and Iraq: "...There are no words strong enough to express the disgust and horror all decent people feel toward such actions. Their campaigns are the very opposite of brave and heroic and bring the deepest and most profound shame upon the causes they pretend to represent."
Background Information on Chechnya (PDF)
Text of a study by Alexander Iskandarian, Director of the Moscow-based Centre for Studies on the Caucasus, upon the request of the UNHCR. (PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Text of a study by Alexander Iskandarian, Director of the Moscow-based Centre for Studies on the Caucasus, upon the request of the UNHCR. (PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Kavkaz Center
News and analysis from an independent Chechen Islamic internet news agency. The Center is one of the few authoritative sources on Chechen and Caucasian affairs, from their own perspective.
News and analysis from an independent Chechen Islamic internet news agency. The Center is one of the few authoritative sources on Chechen and Caucasian affairs, from their own perspective.
The Old Caucasian War
An historical overview which shows that the conflict in Chechnya is not a recent one; it actually goes back several centuries.
An historical overview which shows that the conflict in Chechnya is not a recent one; it actually goes back several centuries.
Historical Reflections on the War in Chechnya
Political historian Antero Leitzinger reflects on the history between Russia and Chechnya, going back several centuries, with a brief overview of who the Chechnyans are and how the conflict all began.
Political historian Antero Leitzinger reflects on the history between Russia and Chechnya, going back several centuries, with a brief overview of who the Chechnyans are and how the conflict all began.