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Russian troops captured Groznyy, the capital of Chechnya, in February 2000. Russian attacks in the 1990's and early 2000's turned much of the capital city into rubble.
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Chechnya began a drive for independence from Russia, a goal it has pursued for centuries
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The chechnyans go to many wars and battles.
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Russia sent troops to crush the independence movement. Thousands of civilians were killed, and bombs destroyed much of Groznyy
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Chechen terrorists took about 850 hostages and bombed Russian civilians
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Voters in Chechnya approved a new constitution that affirmed the region's ties to Russia.
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The president of Chechnya was to divide the rebel movement people who didn’t after bribe, persuaded, etc. were killed
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The Russian government ended its antiterrorist operations in Chechnya, claiming to have stabilized the situation. However, some critics accused Kadyrov of using terrorist tactics to silence his opponents.
