the Chechan people are targeted in the Chechnya Genocide
religion: Muslims, Russian orthodox ethnic groups: chechen civilians
Chechnya is located in Russia. It is a federal subject of Russia situated in the North Caucasus region.
Chechnya was created in 1991.
Chechnya is not independent. It is part of Russia.
No. Chechnya is an Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation.
The reason Russia told everyone was that it wanted Chechnya to rejoin it. The Chechen people were all against it so this forced Russia to invade them. But the reason many people say, is that it wasn't for nationalist reasons but for economic reasons, Chechnya had lots of oil resources and pipelines within it.
No. Chechnya is an Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation.
Russia is frustrated by continuing problems with terrorists in Chechnya. Chechnya has always been difficult to rule or control.
That's tricky. The men involved were ethnic Chechens, but they had never actually been to Chechnya, which is part of Russia. Many Chechens want Chechnya to be a separate country from Russia and some have used terrorism to try to achieve this goal. Although the men involved are known to have been strongly in favor of Chechen independence, there's not an obvious reason why they targeted their terrorism at the United States. Chechen terrorism is usually targeted at Russia since the Russians are the ones who are refusing to let them be independent.
People who live in Chechnya. This territory that became crime flourished and filled with radical Islams (Sunni Muslims).
Chechnya is a region in the North Caucasus, located in Eastern Europe. Geographically, it is considered part of Europe.