Above: Map showing the location of Chechnya The Chechen war has been fought for a long time. It started even before the Russian Union broke in December 1991; this led to division of the union into many smaller countries. The Chechen Republic was at war ever since September 1991 in order to gain status as an independent state. Chechnya was finally recognized as an independent state in the year 1995. There were two wars the first one from 1991 to 1993, the ... Read More

Above: Map of Ireland The uneasy calm in Northern Ireland began to break by the middle of the 1960's. Liberal Unionists were far from happy with Protestants remaining in power. Roman Catholics, inspired by the civil rights agitation of the Afro-Americans once more began to find their voice. In 1968 Londonderry and Belfast saw outbreaks of sporadic violence between the two sects. Above: Anti-Treaty IRA troops walking in Dublin Guerilla tactics were undertaken by a newly revived wing of the IRA ... Read More