Chechnya O’zxia xm-3 talabasi Mirzohidov Ulug’bekning xalqaro mintaqashunoslik fa’nidan tayyorlagan taqdimoti Background of Chechen

Rich Natural Resources

The mountainous region has important oil deposits, as well as natural gas, limestone, gypsum, sulfur, and other minerals. Its mineral waters have made it a spa center.
Agriculture is concentrated in the Terek and Sunzha river valleys. Oil, petrochemicals, oil-field equipment, foods, wines, and fruit are produced. The population, which is concentrated in the foothills, is predominantly Chechen, or Nokhchi. The Chechen, like the neighboring Ingush, are Sunni Muslim, and speak a Caucasian language.

Status of Chechnya

• Russia government have claim that the conflict as a struggle against banditry and terrorism.
• The Chechens, meanwhile, refer to their war as a “struggle for national and political liberation” and an Islamic holy war, or jihad.

War to War

• From Chechen War to Chechen War II there are treaty between Russia federation and Chechen.
• First war (1994-1996) - 1997 Peace Treaty.
• However, the treaty only last short time – they continued second war at 1999.

Conflict to Conflict

• Killing, assassination, bombing continued to happen like there's was no solutions.
• Both (Russia & Chechen) use legitimation towards another.
• Assassination of Chechen president

Struggling never ends

• After 9/11 World Trade Centre Tragedy – US try to alienated with Russia to proceed their “War against terrorist”.

• Legitimize action-

US vs Afghanistan Russia vs Chechen

• Islamophobia - Islam/ muslim is

TERRORIST

• Chechen fighters change their offensive style.

- from Guerrilla style to terrorist like style.

Conclusion

• To solve this kind of problem, Russian Government need to let Chechnya get independent.
• The Russian citizen in Moscow scared if the same situation happen to them where the group of Chechen take the normal people to become hostage and demand for Chechnya independent.