Dagestan has since become the epicenter of the insurgency. Russian troops withdrew from Chechnya in 1996 after the first Chechen war, leaving it de-facto independent and largely lawless, but then ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

(Reuters) - Following is a timeline of some of the major attacks on Russian soil since the beginning of the first Chechen war in 1994 to the present day: 1994-1996 - Tens of thousands of people are ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Just three months after the deadly Crocus City Hall attack on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia was on June 23 struck by another terror outrage ...

MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings have their ethnic roots in Chechnya, a part of the Caucasus Mountains that has spawned decades of violence — from ...

Nov 28 (Reuters) - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday, stoking fears of an upsurge in attacks in Russia's heartland.