Chechens

Northeast Caucasian ethnic group

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The Chechens, historically also known as Kisti and Durdzuks, are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus. They are the largest ethnic group in the region and refer to themselves as Nokhchiy. The vast majority of Chechens are Muslims and live in Chechnya, an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation.

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French police arrest man planning attack on Olympics The 18-year-old Chechen wanted to attack a football stadium in Saint-Étienne, officials say. BBC Sport - Published on May 31, 2024
Man guilty of spying in London to help terror plotters jailed A Chechen-born man has been given a prison sentence after being found guilty of spying on a London-based dissident Iranian TV station to help terror plotters. Sky News - Published on December 22, 2023
Man found guilty of London terror spying trip A Chechen-born man has been found guilty of spying on a London-based dissident Iranian TV station to help terror plotters. Sky News - Published on December 20, 2023

Man accused of spying as 'international terrorist' in London says he was 'tricked' A Chechen-born man accused of being an "international terrorist" conducting hostile reconnaissance against a dissident Iranian TV station in West London has claimed he was "set up". Sky News - Published on December 14, 2023
Chechens fighting for Ukraine say Russians are 'like cattle for slaughter, leaving the ground covered with corpses' In a bunker below the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, a jihadi commander with a half a million-dollar Russian bounty on his head, joins his men in prayer. Sky News - Published on December 22, 2022