by CBBSS | May 9, 2021 | Regional News
Militants attacked a security checkpoint in Chechnya on Monday, wounding six officers and leaving three in grave condition, RFE/RL reports. Monday is Victory Day in Russia. It is also the 12th anniversary of a bombing that killed former Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov,...
by CBBSS | Apr 26, 2021 | Regional News
The Moscow Times reports Russia’s Prosecutor General Yury Chaika says Moscow has opened more than 700 cases in the past year against Russian citizens fighting for the Islamic State. In November, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said about 480 Chechens had joined...
by CBBSS | Mar 27, 2021 | Regional News
The Moscow Times reports Putin has appointed Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov acting head of Chechnya for a period of about five months. Then in September, Chechnya will likely hold elections which Kadyrov will win and use to maintain his grip over the semi-autonomous...
by CBBSS | Mar 11, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Carnegie’s Alexy Malashenko analyzes Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s options following his announcement that he is ready to step down. Malashenko predicts Kadyrov will not step down as Chechen president and states Putin needs Kadyrov to keep running Chechnya, a...
by CBBSS | Mar 10, 2021 | Regional News
Two western journalists and two Russian human rights activists were brutally attacked were brutally attacked as they were trying to enter Chechnya from neighboring Russian region Ingushetia, RFE/RL reports. A group of about 20 men believed to have come from Chechnya...