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His 1999-2009 war in Chechnya, though brutal, was waged within Russia and there was no prospect of outside intervention to help the Chechens.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

The ethnic Chechens gathered near the Maljevac border crossing, in northwest Bosnia’s Krajina region include families with children.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2022

"We are one family with Buryats, Chechens and other representatives of our multinational and multi-confessional country," Ms Zakharova later wrote on Telegram.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

"We want to achieve freedom and independence for our peoples," he added, referring to Chechens and other ethnic minorities in the Caucasus region.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2022

Suddenly from the Chechens arose the sound of a mournful song, something like Daddy Eroshka's 'Ay day, dalalay.'

From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf