Chechens are an ethnic group hailing from the southern edge of the Russian border, known as the North Caucasus region, whose history has been marked by its violent struggles for independence.

The two suspects—one dead, one still on the loose—in the Boston Marathon attack are Chechen. Journalist Andrew Meier, the author of Chechnya, explains the Chechen US community, why they left ...

"Again, there are lies printed about Chechens, who are supposedly fighting in Syria. It's a falsehood. Just like they said there were Chechens fighting in Afghanistan," he tweeted in July 2012.

2004-02-29 04:00:00 PDT Gudermes, Russia-- Makka Salamova never got to say goodbye to her sons. The men in ski masks and camouflage who dragged them away into the night had tied her up and stuffed ...

The Black Sea resort city of Batumi, Georgia, has long been popular with Russian tourists. The city is now a hub for fleeing Russians who oppose Moscow's war on Ukraine.

Chechens View Themselves as Hostages of War. Few Condemn Moscow Theater Siege. November 9, 2002. By Sharon LaFraniere. GROZNY, Russia -- It was 20 seconds past 7:30 p.m. last Sunday, by the ...

The mountainous, southern Russian regions of Chechnya and Dagestan, sandwiched between the Black and Caspian seas, have become a breeding ground for radicals whose targets may be shifting from ...

NESTEROVSKAYA, Russia — It was a quiet June afternoon when the military trucks roared into the abandoned dairy farm, slamming to a halt in a cloud of dust. Twenty men in black masks fanned out ...

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A survey of Chechens by a Caucasus-based news outlet found that most respondents had a negative reaction to the idea of fighting in Syria with extremist factions like the Islamic State (IS) group.

Russian fighters are operating a black market for Ukrainian prisoners of war, The Times of London reported. The fighters, Chechens, "bought our wounded" after their capture, a Ukrainian official said.