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The Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , NoxÃ§iyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , NoxÃ§iyÃ§Ã¶), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or NoxÃ§iyn, is a federal subject of Russia. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ... Modern emblem of Russian MVD Russian Gendarme officers in the 1860s The Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del (MVD) (ÐœÐ¸Ð½Ð¸ÑÑ‚ÐµÑ€ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾ Ð²Ð½ÑƒÑ‚Ñ€ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¸Ñ… Ð´ÐµÐ») was the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the imperial Russia, later USSR, and still bears the same name in Russia. ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Commanders Pavel Grachev Anatoly Kulikov Konstantin Pulikovsky Anatoliy Romanov Vyacheslav Tikhomirov Gennady Troshev Dzhokhar Dudayev â€ Aslan Maskhadov Strength (December 11, 1994) Up to 50,000 soldiers and Interior Ministry (MVD) (December 11, 1994) 3,000 to 15,000[1] Casualties Military: At least... Vanessa Redgrave and Akhmed Zakayev Akhmed Zakayev (ÐÑ…Ð¼ÐµÐ´ Ð—Ð°ÐºÐ°ÐµÐ²; born April 26, 1956) is the Foreign Minister of Chechen republic government-in-exile, appointed by the President Aslan Maskhadov shortly after his 1997 election, and again in 2006 by Abdul Halim Sadulayev. ... Combatants Russian Federation Pro-Russian Chechens Republic of Ichkeria Caucasian insurgents and foreign fighters Commanders Vladimir Putin Akhmad Kadyrovâ€ Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Maskhadovâ€ Abdul Halim Sadulayevâ€ Doku Umarov Shamil Basayevâ€ Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999. ... For other uses, see GRU (disambiguation). ... Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: ÐÑ…Ð¼Ð°Ñ‚ ÐÐ±Ð´ÑƒÐ»Ñ…Ð°Ð¼Ð¸Ð´Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ ÐšÐ°Ð´Ñ‹Ñ€Ð¾Ð² (August 23, 1951 â€“ May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). ... Aslan Maskhadov Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov (Russian: ÐÑÐ»Ð°Ð½ ÐÐ»Ð¸ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ ÐœÐ°ÑÑ…Ð°Ð´Ð¾Ð²) (September 21, 1951 â€“ March 8, 2005) was a leader of the separatist movement in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. ... Shamil Basayev in Dagestan, 1999 Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Russian: Ð¨Ð°Ð¼Ð¸Ð»ÑŒ Ð¡Ð°Ð»Ð¼Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð‘Ð°ÑÐ°ÐµÐ²) (January 14, 1965 â€“ July 10, 2006) was a Vice-President of the internationally unrecognized separatist government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Islamist guerrilla leader, self-admitted terrorist and a national hero for many Chechens. ... Ibn al-Khattab (Ø§Ø¨Ù† Ø§Ù„Ø®Ø·Ø§Ø¨), more commonly known as Amir Khattab (also transliterated as Emir Khattab and Ameer Khattab), and also known as Habib Abdul Rahman, was a warlord, terrorist organizer, and financier working with Chechen rebels in the First Chechen War and the Second Chechen War. ... Zelimkhan Abdumuslimovich Yandarbiyev (Chechen: Ð¯Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€Ð±Ð¸Ð½ ÐÐ±Ð´ÑƒÐ»Ð¼ÑƒÑÐ»Ð¸Ð¼Ð°Ð½ ÐºÐ°Ð½Ñ‚ Ð—ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ð¼Ñ…Ð°, Russian: Ð—ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ð¼Ñ…Ð°Ð½ ÐÐ±Ð´ÑƒÐ¼ÑƒÑÐ»Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¯Ð½Ð´Ð°Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ÐµÐ²) (September 12, 1952 â€“ February 13, 2004) was an acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1996-1997). ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Dzhokhar Dudayev and his son (killed few days after the invasion of Chechnya) Dzhokhar Dudayev and his family Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev (Chechen: ; Cyrillic: Ð”ÑƒÐ´Ð¸Ð½ ÐœÑƒÑÐ° ÐºÐ°Ð½Ñ‚ Ð–Ð¾Ð²Ñ…Ð°Ñ€, Russian: Ð”Ð¶Ð¾Ñ…Ð°Ñ€ ÐœÑƒÑÐ°ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð”ÑƒÐ´Ð°ÐµÐ²) (February 1944 â€“ April 21, 1996) was a Soviet Air Force general and a Chechen leader, the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, an unrecognized... Alu Alkhanov is the president of Russias Chechen Republic. ... The OMON insignia OMON (Russian: ÐžÑ‚Ñ€ÑÐ´ Ð¼Ð¸Ð»Ð¸Ñ†Ð¸Ð¸ Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð±Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð½Ð°Ð·Ð½Ð°Ñ‡ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ; Otryad Militsii Osobogo Naznacheniya, Special Purpose Detachment of Militsiya) is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya (state police) within the Russian and earlier the Soviet, Ministerstvo Vnutrennih Del (MVD; Ministry of Internal Affairs). ... Ilyas Akhmadov Ilyas Khamzatovich Akhmadov (Ильяс Хамзатович Ахмадов) served as foreign minister of Chechnya before its reabsorption into Russia in the Second Chechen War. ... Sheikh Abdul Halim Sheikh Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Ð¨ÐµÐ¹Ñ… ÐÐ±Ð´ÑƒÐ»-Ð¥Ð°Ð»Ð¸Ð¼) (1967 â€“ 17 June 2006) was the fourth Chechen rebel president to be killed in 11 years of separatist warfare in the southern Russian region. ... Sulim Yamadayev, a former Chechen rebel commander who switched sides in 1999, now leads the Special Battalion East of the pro-Moscow forces in Chechnya. ... Gennday Torshev is a general in the Russian military and was a formerly the commander of the North Caucasus Military District, covering the Chechnya region. ... Viktor Kazantsev was an envoy of the Russian president who performed primary negotiations between the Russian government and the Chechen oppostion. ... Salman Raduyev (or Raduev, Russian: Ð¡Ð°Ð»Ð¼Ð°Ð½ Ð Ð°Ð´ÑƒÐµÐ²; February 13, 1967 â€” December 14, 2002) was a Chechen rebel leader. ... Internal Troops (full name Internal Troops of the MVD), now called the Federal Guard are the 250,000 strong uniformed military mobile force of the Russian security forces (MVD) and are used to deal with major disturbances and internal security matters. ... Doku Zavgaev (Zavgayev) is the former Soviet leader of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. ... Russian Defence Minister Pavel Grachev speaking in the State Duma in 1994. ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Commanders Pavel Grachev Ivan Babichev Vadim Orlov Lev Rokhlin Vladimir Shamanov Viktor Vorobyov â€ Aslan Maskhadov Turpal-Ali Atgeriev Shamil Basayev Ruslan Gelayev Akhmed Zakayev Strength 60,000 (est. ... Ruslan Gelaev (b. ... Shaykh Doku Khamatovich Umarov (Chechen: Ð£Ð¼Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ð½ Ð¥Ð°Ð¼Ð°Ð´Ð¸ ÐºÐ°Ð½Ñ‚ Ð”Ð¾ÐºÐºÐ°, Russian Ð”Ð¾ÐºÑƒ Ð¥Ð°Ð¼Ð°Ñ‚Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð£Ð¼Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð²) (b. ... This article details the incidents of guerilla warfare and counter insurgency in and around the republic of Chechnya since the official end of the main Russian offensive in April 2000. ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen militia Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Commanders Anatoly Kvashnin Viktor Kazantsev Mikhail Malofayevâ€ Valentin Astaviyev Beslan Gantamirov Aslan Maskhadov Aslambek Ismailovâ€ Shamil Basayev Ruslan Gelayev Khunkarpasha Israpilovâ€ Strength About 50,000 (est. ... This is a list of assassinations connected to the Second Chechen War, conducted by the Russian Federation secret agents and the Chechen separatist and North Caucasian rebels, as well as by an unknown assailants. ... The article details some of the most notorious human rights violations commited by the warring sides of the ongoing second war in Chechnya. ... Caucasian Front is a structural unit of the rebel Chechen Republic of Ichkeria armed forces, formally established in May 2005 by the decree of the new Chechen rebel President, Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev. ... // There had been strong international condemnation of Russias threat to civilians to get out of the Chechen capital, Grozny, or be considered an enemy target and destroyed. ... // Russian President Vladimir Putin established direct rule of Chechnya in May 2000. ... Between June 2000 and September 2004 Chechen insurgents added suicide attacks to their weaponry. ... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Commanders Konstantin Pulikovsky Doku Zavgayev Aslan Maskhadov Shamil Basayev Strength August 6: 15,000-20,000 August 6: 1,500-2,000 Casualties Official losses: 494 killed 182 missing 1,407 wounded More than 40 to 500 killed In the August 1996 battle... Combatants Provisional Council FSK Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Strength 1,200-4,000 men 50 tanks Casualties 500 KIA 200 POW (including 70 Russian mercenaries) 1 Su-25 4 helicopters 32 tanks destroyed 5 tanks captured Categories: | | | | ... The following is a list of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War. ... The 1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya was Russian Air Forces military operation against the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria that was a prelude to the main part of the Second Chechen War. ... The following figures are not confirmed by serious academic sources or researches. ... Abu al-Walid (Ø§Ø¨Ùˆ Ø§Ù„ÙˆÙ„ÙŠØ¯) (born Saudi Arabia, date unknown, died April 16, 2004), also transliterated as Abu al-Waleed and also called Abu al-Walid al-Ghamdi or simply Abu Walid, was an Arab Mujahid of the Ghamid tribe who fought in both Chechen Wars. ... Abu Hafs al-Urduni (Ø§Ø¨Ùˆ ØÙØµ Ø§Ù„Ø§Ø±Ø¯Ù†ÙŠ) (born Jordan, 1973, died November 26, 2006), also transliterated as Abu Hafs al-Urdani or Abu Hafs al-Ordni, was a Mujahid Amir (commander) fighting in Chechnya. ... Muhannad (Ù…Ù‡Ù†Ø¯) is a Mujahid Amir (commander) fighting in Chechnya. ...

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