Second Chechen War

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The Second Chechen War was a major late-1990s and early-2000s conflict in which Russia reasserted federal control over Chechnya through a prolonged and brutal military campaign marked by insurgency, counterinsurgency, and widespread human rights abuses.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian–Chechen conflict
armed conflict
war
belligerent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria NERFINISHED
Chechen separatist fighters
Russian Federation
pro-Moscow Chechen forces
cause 1999 Russian apartment bombings
collapse of Khasavyurt Accord arrangements
incursion of Chechen and Islamist fighters into Dagestan
characterizedBy counterterrorism operations
displacement of civilians
guerrilla warfare
massive destruction of Grozny
urban warfare
widespread human rights abuses
civilianImpact allegations of war crimes
large-scale refugee flows
conflictType counterinsurgency
insurgency
countryInvolved Chechnya NERFINISHED
Russian Federation
endDate 2009-04-16
estimatedCasualties tens of thousands killed
followedBy insurgency in the North Caucasus
legalStatusInRussia counterterrorist operation
location Chechnya NERFINISHED
North Caucasus NERFINISHED
mainCommander Akhmad Kadyrov
Anatoly Kvashnin NERFINISHED
Aslan Maskhadov
Ramzan Kadyrov
Shamil Basayev
Vladimir Putin
majorBattle Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)
Battle of Grozny (2000–2004)
Battle of Komsomolskoye
majorEvent Beslan school siege
Moscow theater hostage crisis
siege of Grozny
officialEndDate 2009-04-16
officialEndDeclaredBy Dmitry Medvedev
partOf Chechen–Russian conflict
post-Soviet conflicts
politicalConsequence consolidation of federal authority in Russia
creation of a Kadyrov-led regime in Chechnya
rise of Vladimir Putin to power
precededBy First Chechen War
relatedAgreement Khasavyurt Accord (as failed peace framework)
result Russian federal victory
establishment of pro-Moscow Chechen government
restoration of Russian control over Chechnya
startDate 1999-08-26


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