(TW: Guns, violence) - This was more or less a coding brush up - Hey I'm so sorry for not checking scratch lately I should get better at that but anyways here is a "Meme" if you'll call it that. Here is a little history lesson for you (Notes). - Most people don't know about the Chechen wars or what Chechnya even is. It's quite surprising despite the more modern-day violence occurring there. Chechnya or the Chechen Republic (Нохчийн Республика / Noxçiyn Respublika) is a Muslim state in Southern Russia. It is in the North Caucasus region in Eastern Europe. Chechnya has had many uprisings in the area, most violent and religiously motivated. These uprisings have caused tight relations with the rest of the Russian Federation. Due to this, the first and second Chechen wars have broken out, causing many casualties. - Chechnya wasn't alone fighting for independence, they also had foreign volunteers help, including Arab-Islamic fundamentalist movements (same people in Afganastan, just a unit) and far-right Turkish organisations. - After years of bloody battles, Chechnya was brought back to its original state by a Russian victory. Even today, Chechnya still has attempts of uprisings, but none have been carried out due to the Russian military presence in Chechnya. - Terrorist attacks originating from politically motivated persons in Chechnya have also been carried out around Russia, with the most present attack being in 2018. The terrorist attacks have been mostly conceived of IEDs, hostage holding, and other physical violence carried out by one or more people.
Time: ~A day - History of this war: "In August 1999, Islamist fighters from Chechnya (an area in south-west Russia) infiltrated Russia's Dagestan region (area near Georgia and Azerbaijan that borders the Caspian Sea), declaring it an independent state and calling for holy war. During the initial campaign, Russian military and pro-Russian Chechen paramilitary forces faced Chechen separatists in open combat, and seized the Chechen capital Grozny after a winter siege that lasted from December 1999 until February 2000. Russia established direct rule over Chechnya in May 2000 although Chechen militant resistance throughout the North Caucasus region continued to inflict heavy Russian casualties and challenge Russian political control over Chechnya for several years... By 2009, Russia had severely disabled the Chechen separatist movement and large-scale fighting ceased. The Russian army and interior ministry troops ceased patrolling. Grozny underwent reconstruction efforts and much of the city and surrounding areas were rebuilt quickly. Sporadic violence continued throughout the North Caucasus; occasional bombings and ambushes targeting federal troops and forces of the regional governments in the area still occur." [Sourse inside]
