When the Chechen wars were started the Chechen government did not care to intervene. They decided it was fair to fight their Russian aggressors. Once the fighting had gotten really bad, the Chechen government offered a cease- fire to the Russians in 2000. However, bombings and fighting still occurred. The cease-fire was never put into submission.
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The results of these wars have been catastrophic. Around half of the civilians of Chechnya were either killed or forced to leave the country. The Russian soldiers killed almost anyone in their way, and Russian bombing raid were performed on hugely populated cities. This extreme violence led to the involvement of international organizations.
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Poster for the 2014 U.N. Human Rights Forum.
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The U.N. Commission of Human Rights wanted criminal investigations carried out on Russian forces. They wanted to condemn brutal acts of killing innocent citizens. This resolution was given out in April of 2001, and was backed by both the European Union and the United States. This resolution, however, was not held up and Russia was reported of covering up these horrible crimes.
The U.S. also backed Chechnya due to their rich oil fields. A major oil pipeline heads through Grozny, Chechnya to the Ukraine. Due to our lack of self- dependent oil, this pipeline became extremely important and was fought for control by both Russia and the U.S.
Currently the U.S. has not had too many issues with Chechnya; however, in 2013, the Boston bombings occurred. The Tsarnaev brothers are of Chechen descent, and the U.S. has been cautious of anymore terrorist events that could occur from religious extremism in Russia.