207 | David Kilcullen: Insurgencies, Resistance, and Russian Strategy and Tactics
The Realignment
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What Was the Issue in Chechnia in the Nineties?
In the 19 nineties, a number of former soviet republics began to break away and declare their own independence. In that period between 96 and 99, radical islamic groups did become more important in chee. This was an early example of the what i've called the accidental guerilla cindrum. And one of the fears we're seeing now in ukraine is tat there are actually quite a lot of chetchens in the a in the attack groups that are coming into a ukraine. Chechen strong men have sort of become like the shock troops of a the puten clik in in moscow. I think we're going to see
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