A Chechen rebel leader who vowed to disrupt the Sochi Winter Olympics is dead, Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday although Russian security services did not confirm the claim. Doku Umarov ...

CNN — Here's a look at Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia, in the Caucasus Mountains region. Chechnya is bordered by Russia, the country of Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and ...

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia -- Four Russian servicemen were killed in clashes, while four soldiers died when their vehicles struck land mines in the breakaway republic of Chechnya, an official said Sunday.

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia -- Eight Russian soldiers and 12 rebels were killed in fierce fighting in southern Chechnya, an official in the war-ravaged region's Kremlin-backed administration said Thursday.

More witness are saying a transport helicopter loaded with Russian soldiers was shot down by Chechen rebels. But Russian authorities on Tuesday still clung to their theory that a mechanical problem ...

MOSCOW – A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists “in any region of the world,” offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya’s ...

MOSCOW — Chechen guerrillas who took over a theater here in mid-performance shot a woman to death, authorities said Thursday, increasing fears for the safety of about 700 remaining hostages. But in a ...