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A Japhetic people living north of Dagestan, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Of or relating to the inhabitants of republic SE Russia in Europe on N slopes of Caucasus Mountains capital Grozny

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  • March 30, 2010: The two Moscow bombers were identified as Chechen women, probably widows.
  • The Chechen was the red-haired man who had fetched his brother's body away after Lukashka had killed him.
  • In May Mr. Yeltsin called the Chechen war the "greatest mistake" of his first term, and arbitrarily declared it to be "over."
  • It's strictly capture and release, and the "Chechen" roles are played by actors.
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