Umalt Dudayev
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Murders, shoot-outs in the streets and “mop-up operations” shatter island of stability.
Summer campaign by rebel fighters casts doubt on official claims that the war is over.
Chechen security forces accused of torturing and intimidating relatives of fighters.
Neighbouring republics braced for reprisals after bloody shootout.
Differences between Chechnya’s president and prime minister burst into the open.
Radicals and Islamists now dominate the ranks of Chechen rebel fighters.
The Chechen authorities appear to be tackling systemic corruption, but how far-reaching will their campaign be?
Human rights groups who monitored the ballot suggest that large numbers of voters stayed away.
Is Chechen rebel pledge to widen their fight an escalation of the conflict or a sign of desperation?
The new year begins with an upsurge of violence and abductions.