Ingushetia Struggles with Refugee Burden
Ingush authorities face financial ruin over locals' compensation demands for housing Chechen refugees.
13 Feb 03
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Maskhadov And Basaev - United In The Face Of A Common Enemy
The second Chechen war has bridged the differences between Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov and his long-time political rival, Shamil Basaev, the most notorious Chechen field commander of recent times.
10 Dec 99
Islamic Pledge Splits Chechen Rebels
Exiled parliamentarians say they are stripping militant leader of his powers after he proclaimed himself emir.
16 Nov 07
Total War - Or A Battle For Hearts And Minds?
The Kremlin faces a choice in Chechnya: establish a cordon sanitaire or embark on an all-out blitz on Grozny.
15 Oct 99
Dagestani Blast Inquiry 'Floundering'
Officials have fingered a Dagestani warlord for the slaughter at last week's military parade, but important questions remain unanswered.
17 May 02
Dagestan Struggles to Stem TB Scourge
Local customs and poverty are hampering the fight against TB in Dagestan.
21 Feb 03
North Ossetia's Arms Bazaar
Criminals and ordinary citizens are buying black market weapons in the North Caucasus.
10 Aug 05
Chechen Leaders' Relatives Seized
How, during the Beslan siege, 40 family members of Chechen rebel leaders were arrested and forced to denounce their relatives
6 Sep 04
Checkpoint Misery on Road to Vladikavkaz
IWPR reporters recount arduous trip from Baku to the North Ossetian capital.
7 Jul 09
Berezovsky Alleges Chechen Plot
Former Kremlin insider accuses President Putin of collusion in the 1999 bomb blasts that triggered the second Chechen war.
8 Mar 02
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