Posted on 07/23/2022 1:04:26 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
VLADIMIR PUTIN is potentially facing a new civil war in the Caucasus after Chechen rebels said they were preparing for further hostilities in the region.
Russia was involved in two bitter wars in Chechnya during the 1990s and early 2000s after Chechen separatists pursued independence from Moscow after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The First Chechen War took place between 1994-1996 under President Boris Yeltsin and resulted in a humiliating defeat for Russia. Then in 1999, Putin once again sent in the troops to crush Chechen rebels in a brutal campaign which saw Chechnya's capital Grozny raised to the ground.
Akhmat Kadyrov, a local warlord who had switched allegiances from the rebels to Moscow, was put in charge as President of the Islamic Republic until his assassination in 2004.
He was succeeded by his son Ramzan Kadyrov, who has remained in power ever since and proved a loyal supporter of the Russian president.
Kadrov has sent his soldiers to fight for Putin in Ukraine, providing much-needed manpower for Russian commanders.
However, Chechen rebels have formed their own battalions that are fighting for Ukraine.
One such unit is named after Sheikh Mansur, a legendary Chechen commander and Islamic leader who fought the Russians during the late 18th century.
Islam Belokiev, a spokesman for the battalion, said in a recent video address that Chechen rebels were preparing for new hostilities in their homeland.
He claimed that the rebels had been working with local populations to find out information about Russian troop numbers and movements, as well as types of armaments and quantity of weapons.
Mr Belokiev said: "We know the enemy’s positions, where Russian military bases are."
Then in a stark warning to Putin, he ominously added: "If Chechnya trembles, Russia will collapse."
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Gee, who would send the Chechen rebels after Vlad? Can anyone say “Color Revolution”?
Fried Chechen tastes just like Fried Chicken.
Sorry, but I just don’t think there is any future rooting for a Muslim territory.
“Gee, who would send the Chechen rebels after Vlad? Can anyone say “Color Revolution”?”
It’s not that they are going after Putin, but going after Kadyrov, who is a Putin puppet and not well-liked in Chechnya. With Kadyrov and his troops fighting in Ukraine on Russia’s side, his opposition back home is gearing up.
Hmmm having trouble figuring out who to root for in this conflict...scumbug Ruskies or the child-raping Muslims...by the way, I believe Grozny was razed, not raised, to the ground.
Hmmm having trouble figuring out who to root for in this conflict...scumbug Ruskies or the child-raping Muslims...by the way, I believe Grozny was razed, not raised, to the ground.
“Russia on brink of civil war as Chechen rebels prepare to topple key Putin ally”
Hmmm...wonder if there isn’t a lesson in there somewhere for the USA...
Like...don’t weaken your military, don’t rob your arsenals to arm non-friends, don’t spread your military out to thin, don’t piss off half your own armed population, don’t align with the People’s obvious enemies...and don’t make an outright play for socialism/communism.
What a clown
Typical Internet tough guy
“Chechnya rebelling combined with an offensive in Georgia to recover occupied territories would cause some difficulties for Russia while it is tied down trying to keep territory in Ukraine. Putin may have overextended the Russian military.”
Yes.
There is nothing on earth more putrid than a white Chechen Muslim, nothing. /spit
Do they have barbers in Chechnya?
Are they saying , Can I have some more ?
Keep in mind Purin leveled Chechnya.
He stirred the sh!t he’ll end up swimming in it.
Idiots here who love Putin don’t understand that when you plunder your surrounding countries, you earn a 1000 years of hatred.
“Keep in mind Purin leveled Chechnya.”
Grozny Delenda Est.
WOW that guy has a big head , what a target
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