Muslims of Caucasus began their Jihad against Russian imperialism with the Murid Uprising, under the leadership of Sheikh Mansur and Ghazi Mullah in 1834 CE. Later Imam Shamil (1797-1871) lead the resistance and created an Islamic State, which lasted till August 25, 1859, when Imam shamil along with his family was captured and imprisoned in Daghestan.

During 1917 Communist-led revolution, both Chechnya and Daghestan declared their independence.

In 1923, Red Army invaded and occupied Daghestan and divided it- ceating Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

On February 23, 1944 - Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) cleansed the ‘Autonomous republic’ by deporting the entire Chechen and Ingush population to Siberia and Kazakhstan, accusing them of collaborating with Germany. All mosques and madrasas were either destroyed or closed down.

In January 1957 - Nikita Khruschev (1894-1981) restored the Chechen-Ingush republic and allowed the surviving Muslim refugees to return home.

On October 27, 1991 - the highest ranking Muslim USSR Air Force officer, Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944-1996) was elected president of the Chechen republic. Russian president Boris Yeltin sends in troop, but was forced to withdraw due to fierce Chechen resistance.

On November 1, 1991 - Chechnya declared independence from Russia after a referendum.

On December 8, 1991 - the USSR collapse due to Red Army’s defeat in Afghanistan at the hand of Mujahideen - which also resulted in several Muslim Turkic states and non-Muslim Ukraine and Belarus, etc. declaring their independence from USSR.

In 1994, 10,000 Russian forces invaded Chechnya once again and ater facing a bloody resistance - occupied its capital city of Grozny - but the Jihad continued.

In November 1995, Moscow appointed a hardline Communist, Doku Zakayev, as president of occupied Chechnya.

On April 21, 1996 - Dzhokhar Dudayev was martyred by Russian secret service via a remote control device. Moscow sent 45,000-strong force to impose it occupation of the country. 5,000 Chechen fighters retook capital city of Grozny, which cost Moscow 70,000 casualties.

On May 27, 1996 - Russia declared a ceasefire, which was followed by Khasavyurt Agreement, signed by Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev and Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin in August 1996. Russian troops withdrew in November 1996.

Moscow recognized Aslan Maskhadov’s government after his election victory in January 1997. Gronzy was renamed Dzhokhar, in memory of the martyred president.

Russian president Yeltin sign a peace treaty with Chechen government on May 12, 1997.

In September 1999 Moscow blamed Chechnya for aprtment block bombing carried out by Russian secret service.

On October 1, 1999 - Russian prime minister, Putin, ordered invasion of Chechnya and deployed 100,000-strong army. Chechen resistance fighters while trying to engage huge Russian army, retreated to mountains and the capital city of Dzhokhar was occupied by advancing Russian forces. Russian invasion made 250,000 Chechen refugees.

After becoming president of Russia on May 7, 2000 - Putin appoint Stanislav Ilyasov as prime minister of occupied Chechyna in 2001.

A group of Chechen seized Dubrovka Theatre in Moscow and demanded for the release of some its members captured by Russian forces. Russian special forces released gas into the theatre before entering the building, which resulted in the death of all Chechens and more than 100 Russian hostages.

In March 2003 Russian-managed ‘referendum’, Chechens ‘voted’ to accept Chechnya a republic within the Russian Ferderation and the ‘Moscow-man’ Ahmed Kadyrov was declared ‘president’ on October 5, 2003.

On February 13, 2004, former Chechen president Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was assassinated in Qatar by two Russian secret service agents.

On September 1-3, 2004, armed men seized a school in Beslan, holding some 1100 hostages. The operation is believed to involve Russian agents, Chechen, Ingush and ethnic Russians. By the time the seize was over - 335 hostages including 156 children were killed and another 550 wounded. Aslan Maskhadov condemned the tragedy and promised that if Mujahideen leader Basayev, who was blamed by Russian as the ‘master-mined’ - would be put on trial.

In February 2005, Moscow put a US$10 million reward on Maskhadov’s head and orders his assassination. On March 8, 2005, he was martyred by Russian troops. He was succeeded by Abdul-Halim Sadulayev as president of Chechen republic in exile.

Longest Resistance in the World is actually in Ireland. Since 1171. Thats 936 years. Or if you want to start with the Desmond Rebellions (first Rebellion being 1569).

You can even go back further to the Vikings (Normans) coming to Ireland and trying to conquer it.

The Irish have resisted rule since 800 A.D.

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Were not all followers of the same religion?

No.. The Normans weren't Catholics at the time they came to Ireland in 840 AD..

Also even though they are Christian.. its from 2 different sects, to different ways of worshiping.

Also Resistance usually isn't usually based on Religion. But on common Nationality or Tribal. Take the American Revolution, The Britons (against the Romans), The Gauls against the Romans, the Visigoths and so forth.

Chechens are ultimately resisting rule over their lands. Not over their religion.

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H. L. Mencken

come on you know you wanna play football..

Beagán agus a rá go maith.

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Christianity has 72 denominations and Catholic is one of them. They all believe in Christ as being a Godhead or a Super-human.

Chechen are fighting to re-capture their land so they can live under Islamic Shri'ah. Their Resistance (Jihad) has always motivated by their faith.

Yes Christianity has 72 denominations.. but the Irish/British was based on 2 sects not 72 sections.

Key phrase.. Chechens are fighting to re-capture their land..

Their faith stays with them wherever they go.

Talk to Quirk about this on World Agenda Forum.

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Well....you have your problems and I have my solutions. Every resistance in Muslim regions have been fueled by Islamic faith, which is only force which can unite several communities within Muslim Ummah.

To me anyone who follows St. Paul and NT - is a Christian....Just like anyone who believe in Allah and follow His Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Holy Qur'an - is a Muslim.

I have discussed several things with Quirk - and has just quit World Agenda Forum....after realizing he and his Moderators are running Zionist agenda and like to hearl abusive language against Islam and poster who criticize USrael or Jews.

Finny, you sure Scotland or Whales isn't longer?

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Well, I haven't see the Scots actively resisting since the Jacobites during the Glorious Revolution. Which 2 of the main battles happened in Ireland.

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Where to start?

The Romans never went to Ireland. So I could legitimately claim that the inhabitants of Scotland have been resisting invaders since at least 84AD (Battle of Mons Graupius).

A bit more recently, the problems which even now exist between Scots and English can be traced directly to the territorial ambitions of Longshanks (Edward (Plantagenet) I of England) after the death of Alexander III in 1292.

The "Glorious Revolution" was neither glorious nor a revolution, it was a coup de tat carried out by an alliance of Protestants, Catholics and plutocrats. All of whom were intent on lining their own pockets.

The Jacobite Risings other than that 1689, were intended to regain the throne for the Stuarts. '89 was intended to remove William of Orange from the throne.

The Risings for the Stuart cause were in 1715, 1719 and 1745. This last ended on Drumossie Muir.

Finny, you also ignored the radical war of 1820, when the British establishment set up an armed encounter with Scottish radicals.