Interesting video of a Spetsnaz Sniper laying down cover for Russian Engineers that find and diffuse a roadside bomb. It seems this is one of the major threats facing Russian security forces and Militia members in their fight against the Chechen Rebels. Not sure what the sniper in this video is shooting at or if he hit anything but you can be sure that since the bomb does not seem like a pressure activated device, that the rebels aren’t too far off waiting to detonate it remotely. Good video, it turns out well for all those involved.

Once again I can only infer much of what is going on in this video from the title we are provided by whoever uploaded it. All we can see is Chechen Rebels, some very Arabic looking, are praying in white BDU’s to camoflauge them in the snow, before they sneak up on Russian security forces position and start a firefight. We do not see much in terms of effectiveness of this attack, just the Rebels firing on non visible targets to the camera. It ends with them pulling back with what seems like no casualties whatsover.

Here is some more First Chechen War footage, showing various operations by the resistance fighters in and around Grozny around 1994-1996.

The end of the video shows a Russian Soldier or someone obviously not a muslim (blonde hair, Russian looks) “converting” to islam and joining the resistance.

Only a few Chechen Rebels left to fend for a “bombed out, fired out” city. Russian tanks speed through the city.

Some remarkable footage from inside Grozny in 1995. The footage is a compilation shot by resistance fighters themselves as they make their way through the capital city of Grozny. The Russians are shelling everything that moves, stands, or sits, not a single building is left untouched. I wonder how many civilians were in those apartment complexes during the shellings, surely they all couldn’t have fled.

You need to know how to speak or read German to understand this documentary. But “Coco: The Dove From Chechnya” offers never before seen footage from Chechnya through the lens of a Chechen civilian. For years Zainap Gashaeva has been documenting what is a daily occurrence in her home country of Chechnya: abduction, torture and murder. What President Putin deems “anti-terrorist action” looks increasingly like genocide. The world stays silent, be it out of helplessness, ignorance or opportunism. We follow Gashaeva, nicknamed Coca – the dove – as she fights for an international tribunal.

A Prayer For Beslan is a remarkable Documentary, very poetic and powerful.  It explores how the Chechen War would overflow into the relatively peaceful Southern Russia town of Beslan, not too far from Chechnya itself.    This documentary presents never before released footage of the terrorist attack in the 43 minute documentary that investigates what really happened.  Key elements include exclusive interviews with eye witnesses, hostages, the Russian negotiator and the Head of the Investigation committee.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

Preview of “A Prayer For Beslan”

I just thought this was an interesting video of what it’s like to ride on a tank, and I do mean ON a tank, through the hills and mountains of Chechnya. I was waiting for something to happen, and this video really does make it seem like something might actually occur at any moment. But luckily for this group, it doesn’t.

Movsar Buharovich Barayev (Russian: Мовсар Бухарович Бараев) (October 26, 1979 - October 26, 2002), earlier known as Suleimanov, was a Chechen terrorist and militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led the seizure of a Moscow theater that led to the deaths of over 170 people.

Movsar Barayev, born 1979, was the nephew of the notorious Chechen warlord Arbi Barayev who allegedly worked under FSB guidance.^[1] After his uncle’s death in June 2001 until his own, Movsar was the leader of a Chechen terrorist militia known as the Special Purpose Islamic Brigade (SPIR).^[2] Barayev junior was said to be a sworn enemy of the Chechen leader and elected president, Aslan Maskhadov.^[3] He used the nom-de-guerre of “Yassir”.

He was falsely announced by the command of the Russian forces in Chechnya to have been killed on August 21, 2001, and again on October 12, 2002, eleven days prior to the Moscow theater crisis (this report of Barayev’s death came from Colonel Boris Podoprigora, deputy commander of Russia’s Joint Group Forces).^[4] It was also claimed that two months before the hostage-taking, the Russian GRU military intelligence had arrested Barayev and contained him “until his release had provided leads to the hostage taking at the Dubrovka theatre.”^[5]

Death

On October 23, 2002, Barayev and a mysterious man known as “Abu Bakar” led a group of some forty SPIR militants and their family members (who had dubbed themselves “the suicide squad from the 29th Division”) to seize the theater in the Russian capital Moscow, demanding negotiations with Russian authorities for an end to the second war in Chechnya, withdrawal of Russian forces and Chechen independence,^[6] threatening to execute his hostages.

Movsar Barayev was killed on the third day of the crisis, when the Russian FSB special forces launched a chemical attack and stormed the theater. The day when he died was his 23rd birthday.

Barayev’s bloodied corpse was shown by the Russian TV lying on the ground of the theater amidst broken glass with the intact bottle of cognac near his hand. Later, the Russian authorities said his body was secretly buried in an undisclosed location.

Foreign video taken during the terrorist siege of a middle school in Beslan Russia. At least 330 people were killed over three days, including 172 small children. In this footage we see the “rescue” operation, the Russian security forces and Spetsnaz storming the school. Reports are conflicted on who ordered the attack, the Russian authorities blame locals for storming the school, but as we have seen in the past, those in charge were concerned more with squashing the threat than the safety of those at risk. Did the call come down from Putin to attack? We do know that the Russians lied to the Chechens about sendin high ranking negotiators that were supposed to be there that day, perhaps to buy time for the attack to be planned and carried out. Opinions will most likely vary depending on your allegiance.