The Russo-Chechen war: A threat to stability in the Middle East and Eurasia?

Middle East Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 128-148

  Williams, Brian Glyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035593927     PISSN: 10611924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4967.00012     Document Type: Article

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3. Guy Chazam, "Russia Threatens New War on Afghanistan," The Sunday Telegraph, May 28, 2000, p. 31. Vladimir Ermolin, "Vtoroe Prishestvie. Rossia Vnov' Gotova Vypolnit' Internatsional'ny Dolg v v Afganistane." Izvelsiia, May 25, 2000, p. 1. It should be noted that Chechen President Asian Maskhadov vehemently rejects accusations that his fighters are being trained in Afghanistan as the Russians accuse. "Maskhadov Denies Chechens Training in Afghanistan," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, May 26, 2000.
4. Guy Chazam, "Russia Threatens New War on Afghanistan," The Sunday Telegraph, May 28, 2000, p. 31. Vladimir Ermolin, "Vtoroe Prishestvie. Rossia Vnov' Gotova Vypolnit' Internatsional'ny Dolg v v Afganistane." Izvelsiia, May 25, 2000, p. 1. It should be noted that Chechen President Asian Maskhadov vehemently rejects accusations that his fighters are being trained in Afghanistan as the Russians accuse. "Maskhadov Denies Chechens Training in Afghanistan," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, May 26, 2000.
5. Brian Glyn Williams, "Commemorating The Deportation' in Post-Soviet Chechnya: The Role of Memorialization and Collective Memory in the 1994-96 and 1999-2000 Russo Chechen Wars." History and Memory, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2000.
6. Evgenii Kruteka, "Khattab. Chelovek Niotkkuda" Izveisiia, December 3, 1999, p. 1.
7. For a brief biography of Khattab. whose real name is Habib abd-al Rahman, see "Ibn ul-Khattab: Commander of the Foreign Mujahideen in Chechnya" on the Chechen fighters' home page: www.qoqaz.net.
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16. Brian Glyn Williams, "Shamil Basayev: Russia's Most Wanted Man." Central Asia Caucasus Analyst, August 2, 2000, available online at www.cacianalyst.org.
17. For the best analysis of these twin invasions, see C.W. Blandy, "Dagestan: The Storm," The Conflict Studies Research Centre, Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.
18. Gazeta Wyborcza, June 17, 1999, p. 3.
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28. Patrick Cockburn, "60 Dead as Russian Missiles Hit Grozny." The Independent, October 22, 1999, p. 14.
29. For the most damning account of Russian war crimes in Chechnya, see Maura Reynolds, "Russian Forces Fighting in Chechnya, Troops Admit Committing Atrocities Against Guerrillas and Civilians," Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2000, p. 1.
30. "Chechen Fighters Endanger Civilians Lives," Human Rights Watch. World Report 2000. Russian Federation.
31. Patrick Cockburn, "Russia Planned Chechen War Before Bombings," The Independent. January 29, 2000, p. 1.
32. Marcus Warren, "Russian Generals Deny Plotting the War." Sunday Telegraph, January 30, 1999, p. 24.
33. Pavel Felgenhauer, "Terrorists Didn't Start War," St. Petersburg Times, January 21, 2000.
34. Lester Grau and Timothy Smith, "A 'Crushing' Victory: Fuel-Air Explosives and Grozny 2000," (U.S.) Marine Corps Gazette, August 2000.
35. "Noga Terrorista v Imperskom Kapkane," Argument i Faktv, February 9, 2000, p. 4.
36. "Rebels Claim Withdrawl from Grozny," Reuters, February 2, 2000.
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38. Ian Traynor, "Albright Warms to Putin Despite War," The Guardian, February 3, 2000, p. 15.
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40. Lidove Noviny, Prague, September 9, 1999.
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42. "Chechen Rebels Intensify Campaign Against Russian Troops," AFP (Russian Armed Forces Press), August 10, 2000.
43. Simon Saradzhyan, "Troop Withdrawal May Allow Rebels to Take Over," Moscow Times, June 23, 2000.
44. "Support for Chechen War Drops Sharply States Poll."Agence France Presse, August 2, 2000.
45. For an analysis of the West's misunderstanding of Islam in Chechnya and other former Soviet republics, see Thomas Valasek, "Demystyfing the Role of Islam in the Former Soviet South," Weekly Defense Monitor, The Center for Defense Information. Vol. 3, No. 33, August 26, 1999.
46. "Terrorism Not Considered Prime Motive of Metro Bombing," Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty. September 8, 2000.
47. For the Chechen perspective on talks with Russia, see the Chechen resistance website, September 2, 2000: "The Government Turns to Negotiations to End War," www.qoqaz.net.