Word: chechen
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...vast majority of Chechens oppose Basayev's murderous tactics, even while they share his goal of independence from Russia. But the fact that Basayev can roam around Vedeno with impunity and seemingly unleash strikes at will in Russia perfectly illustrates how the Chechen conflict has degenerated from a struggle for self-determination into a vicious war of terror in which Russian and Chechen civilians have become the targets. As the traditional 40-day mourning period in Beslan came to an end last week, people across Russia were left worrying where Basayev will strike next. Basayev, a short, wiry 39-year...
...residents of Grozny doze through a sticky, mosquito-filled night. The men guarding this apartment building are signaling to one another that all is clear. They're not police or regular soldiers but lookouts for a Wahhabi Jamaat, an urban guerrilla group of about 20 men loyal to Chechen rebel commander Shamil Basayev. Unlike other Chechens fighting purely for their republic's independence, the Wahhabis want to create an Islamic state across the Caucasus and are almost fundamentalist in their outlook. They are deeply critical of the easygoing approach of more secular Chechen Muslims - and they are feared for their...
...east; or in Ersanoi, just up the road; or even right here in Dyshne-Vedeno itself, within sight of the ruins of his once sumptuous red-brick house, blown up by the Russians in 2000. The Kremlin says it has launched a massive manhunt for Basayev, the Chechen guerrilla leader who has orchestrated a grisly terror campaign that includes, among other atrocities, hijackings, suicide bombings, the 2002 Moscow theater siege and the seizure last month of a school in Beslan, where the final death toll is expected to reach 500. But here in Dyshne-Vedeno, where the Russians have...
...SHARIP, Chechen police officer
...secure in the knowledge that locals won't betray him, despite Moscow's $10 million reward for information leading to his capture. Asked if she would report Basayev to the Russians if she spotted him, one woman shot back: "Are you out of your mind?" According to Sharip, a Chechen police officer and childhood playmate of Basayev's, "If someone did inform on Shamil, it would be last thing they ever did. The very same person who took the call would phone Basayev straight away. The informant would be a dead man." Basayev maintains his protective bubble through fear...