How The Conflict In Chechnya And Dagestan Came To The Streets Of Boston

Lives Of Boston Bombing Suspects Defined By War In Russian Caucasus -- Globe And Mail

Before they turned much of eastern Massachusetts into a battlefield, the lives of Tamerlan and Djokhar Tsarnaev were defined by a war in the faraway Russian region of Chechnya.

If the reported details are accurate, Tamerlan was seven years old and Djokhar just five months old when thousands of Russian troops, backed by tanks and warplanes, poured into the tiny republic of Chechnya in December 1994, sent to crush the region’s dream of independence.

Up to 100,000 people would die over the next three years in what became known as the First Chechen War, which was followed two years later by the outbreak of a second conflict that finally saw Moscow reconquer its renegade republic. Twice that number would flee into the neighbouring Russian regions of Ingushetia and Dagestan, which were soon bursting with violence of their own.

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Boston bombers bring echo of Chechnya's legacy of violence -- Reuters
Chechen Brothers Suspected in Boston Bombings Grew up as Refugees -- Voice of America
Boston marathon bombing suspects born in Chechnya area -- Chicago Tribune
Bombing suspects' father, Chechen officials cry 'set up,' 'science fiction' -- L.A. Times
Reported Russian Caucasus involvement in Boston bombings follow years of terror in Russia -- Washington Post/AP
Chechnya and the Boston bombing: link, if established, would be unprecedented -- The Guardian
Caucasus Connection to Boston Bombs -- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
How Chechnya’s culture of terror came to the streets of Boston -- Jonathan Kay, National Post