Event: Chechen conflict

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Killing of rebel leader 'a victory for Putin'

Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov’s killing represents a rare propaganda victory for President Vladimir Putin and his hard-line approach to battling separatists.

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Bush, Putin to agree measures to combat nuclear terrorism

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Bush urges Putin towards democratic reforms

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Envoy urges West to push Putin into peace talks with Chechnya

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Six Chechens among school siege terrorists, says Russia

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Children make this tragedy different

Militants kill 200 as school siege ends

RUSSIA’S school siege ended in a chaotic bloodbath yesterday with more than 200 hostages and some of their captors killed when special forces stormed the building in an unplanned onslaught.

Sat, 04 Sep, 2004

Media coverage of conflict ‘muzzled’ by Moscow

CHECHNYA presents a formidable challenge to the media outlets operating there and journalists attempting to cover events on the ground.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Russia will never give in to terrorism, says Putin

AS Moscow reeled from twin suicide bombings that killed 15 people at a weekend rock concert, President Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia would never give in to terrorism.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2003

Suicide bombers kill 40 in Chechnya

TWO suicide bombers drove a truck full of explosives into a government complex in Russia’s rebel Chechnya yesterday.

Tue, 13 May, 2003

Court rejects Moscow theatre siege lawsuits

A Moscow court today rejected six of the 24 lawsuits filed against the city government for moral and material damages suffered in the terrorist seizure of a Moscow theatre.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2003

Putin faces pressure over Chechnya war

European Union leaders and Russian president Vladimir Putin were debating economic, political and trade ties at a Brussels summit today, with human rights groups pressuring the EU to persuade Moscow to ease its crackdown on rebels in Chechnya.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2002