Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad <i>by James Hughes</i>

Gilligan, Emma

doi:10.1002/j.1538-165x.2009.tb01869.x

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“…Those that chose to follow the principles of Wahhabism or enlist in their troops were offered money. Chechen president Maskhadov was overwhelmed by socioeconomic challenges, abandoned by the Russian Federation and the international community, and compromised by his inability to monopolize the fractured military forces that fell increasingly under the influence of Wahhabi extremists who provided ideological and economic support 22 . Dzhabrail Gakaev argues that the introduction in Chechnya of Salafi-jihadist ideology has torn Chechen society apart, 23 as a vast majority of Chechen warriors in Chechnya itself and beyond have argued that they engage in a war for freedom, not in terrorism.…”

Section: How Did Chechnya Become Linked To Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chechens: Freedom Fighters or Terrorists?

Shinar¹

2018

European Review

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This article seeks to answer the following research questions: (1) why have the Chechen leaders become extremely religious, whereas at the beginning of the Russo-Chechen conflict in the 1990s, they were predominantly secular; and (2) what led the Chechens to use terrorism to fulfil their aspirations for complete independence from Russia. The article shows that the flow of foreign religious terrorists into the republic, as well as financial assistance to the Chechen population and its fighting leaders, turned the Chechen leaders from predominantly secular ones into extremely religious ones. At the same time, the traumatization of the Chechens by Russia’s disproportionate use of force against civilians was the reason that Chechens use terrorism against the Russian forces.

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Section: How Did Chechnya Become Linked To Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%