The Second Chechen War - Russians in Chechnya (Late 1990s - Early 2000s)

On August 7 1999, Islamist fighters from Chechnya infiltrated Russia’s Dagestan region, declaring it an independent state and calling for a jihad until “all unbelievers had been driven out“. On October 1, Russian troops entered Chechnya. The war would last for ten more years. Hundreds of thousands, both soldier and civilian, would die. SONG USED: