Friday, April 19, 2013

Inside The Deadly Russian Region Of Chechnya And Dagestan That The Boston Marathon Bombers Use To Call Home


Inside The Deadly Russian Region The Tsarnaev Family Used To Call Home -- Pssport/Foreign Policy

As new details emerge about the two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings, we're learning that the Tsarnaev family briefly lived in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's Dagestan region near Chechnya, before moving to the United States in 2002. The Associated Press says it's spoken to the suspects' father, who is in Makhachkala ("My son is a true angel," he declares). And here's the AP on the suspect who is still at large:

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More News On Chechnya And Dagestan

9 questions about Chechnya and Dagestan you were too embarrassed to ask -- Washington Post
Chechnya and Dagestan: troubled corners -- Global Post
Chechnya. Kyrgyzstan. The Caucasus. -- Slate
Chechnya, Dagestan, and the North Caucasus: A Very Brief History -- Smithsonian Magazine
Chechnya region is known as cauldron of Islamic militancy -- New York Daily News
Ties between Islamic extremist groups and Chechnya well-documented -- FOX News
Chechen Conflict Spawns Terrorism -- Voice of America
Troubled North Caucasus region still scene of conflict -- CNN
Boston Bombing Suspects Put Chechnya in Spotlight -- National Geographic
Russia's Caucasus have seen decades of war, terror -- SFGate/AP
Russia’s Caucasus: Breeding Ground for Terror -- Time/AP
Islam and Chechyna -- World Policy Blog
Chechens' Violent History Includes 'Black Widows,' Attacks on School, Theater -- ABC News
Major Chechen attacks in Russia -- Alert Net
Chechnya: What its militants are fighting for -- Mercury News/AP
What to Read Now on Chechnya The best background info on the Boston suspects -- Lydia Depillis, New Republic

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