Six Russian soldiers were killed in Chechnya Friday when gunmen tried to storm their base in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. It is subordinate directly to President Vladimir Putin and ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A hammer-wielding Russian man who tried to beat to death a well-known blogger and critic of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in Sweden last year was sentenced on Monday to 10 years ...

CNN — Here's a look at Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia, in the Caucasus Mountains region. Chechnya is bordered by Russia, the country of Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and ...

GROZNY, Chechnya, September 5 (UNHCR) - Earlier this year, a twin-engined Tupolev 134 landed in Grozny. It was the first scheduled passenger flight to the capital of Chechnya since 1999 and the ...

Chechen rebels using a shoulder-fired missile shot down a military helicopter Thursday in the mountains, killing three crew members, the military said. The attack in Chechnya was the latest ...