Terrorist Attacks in Russia

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While living in the North Caucasus region of Russian’s mountains in Chechnya; the Chechens have been under the control of the Moscow government for nearly hundred years. But, after the Soviet Union coming to a fall separatists of the Chechens proposed a campaign for independence. This separatist group of people has always resisted and reluctant to Russia’s rule. They created the Chechen All-National Congress when they were considered the Russian Federation Republic of Chechnya. Unfortunately, the President of Russia declined them the chance to become independent because he said Chechnya was an essential part to the country. This has caused them to create many wars and terrorist acts against surrounding countries and even the United States. A major leader for the Chechen movement for independence is Shamil Basayev. His unsavory reputation attracted new prospects to the movement, especially young men. He has done work with other separatist groups in adjacent areas of the North Caucasus. Basayev's contribution to different deadly terrorist attacks gave him a reputation as a fundamental and stubborn figure in this movement. The United States officially designated him a terrorist in 2003. As he died at the age of 41 on July 10, 2006, he left a name for himself in the groups of Chechen terrorist. Before he died he Shamil Basayev was the leader of one of the most gruesome and horrifying terrorist attacks in history. After his death it is clear that Chechen separatists it is clear that these groups are starting to disappear. Although they are disappearing it will be a lengthy ending to the Chechen independence movement because of loyal followers still fighting. The most gruesome and horrifying attack led by Basayev is known today as t...

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... those who were trapped in the fire might have been saved and those who died of injury may have been saved quicker by getting to help faster. Also, if they properly cleared the scene of bystanders and armed civilians their might not have been as much chaos and confusing to what was going on. Without the confusing the attack could have possibly ended sooner than it did. Another problem was that the Russian military forces were firing at the building while there were still hostages inside. They may have killed more than just terrorists in the building with them shooting in panic. Thankfully, after the crisis Russia was able to bring down the hammer on the security side and fix flaws that were apparent during the attack. They now have stricter laws on terrorism and they have been continuing to improve Russian security to make it stronger and safer for years to come.

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