Chechen Rebels In the course of Russian history, there has been one territory that has caused a lot of controversy. The area is Chechnya, which is located in southwestern Russia near Dagestan and Georgia. Most of Chechnya’s population is Muslim and doesn’t like the rule of the Christian Russians because of the practice of Islam in that area. Russia first took over Chechnya in the 19th century and immediately found resistance there. The …showed first 75 words of 2447 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2447 total…The Washington Post, 10/4/01 pp.A30 Internet References Johnson: Infoplease.com, “Timeline of Key Events in Chechnya”: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chechnyatime1.html#1830 CNN.com: “Chechen rebels launch new attacks” 9/29/01: http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/09/29/chechnya.talks.1100/index.html CNN.com: “Chechen rebel leader put on trial” 11/15/01: http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/11/15/chechnya.court/index.html CNN.com,: “Russia opens talks with Chechens” 11/18/01: http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/11/18/russia.chechnya/index.html