Conflict Middle East

Second Chechen War

1999 CE – 2009 CE · 10 years

Launched by Vladimir Putin after apartment bombings in Moscow, the war levelled Grozny and killed 50,000–80,000 people, mostly civilians. The conflict cemented Putin's grip on power and installed the Kadyrov dynasty to rule Chechnya.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

Russian Federation
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Key moments

Defining events in the Second Chechen War.

1999 Battle of Dagestan
1999–2000 Siege of Grozny
2002 Moscow Theatre Siege
2004 Beslan School Siege

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2001 CE – still standing

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Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

2007 CE – still standing

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Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

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2003 CE – 2011 CE

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Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

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Yemen

Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1999 CE and 2009 CE.

2000 CE Second Intifada 2001 CE Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque 2003 CE Iraq War 2004 CE Battle of Fallujah 2006 CE Second Lebanon War

And in the rest of the world

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Image credits7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Second Chechen WarUploaded by Jesse · CC BY-SA 2.0
Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
Eritrean–Ethiopian WarSkilla1st · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
Iraq WarTechnical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air Force · Public domain
Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of YemenNightstallion et al., see File history below for details. · Public domain