How did a predominantly rural, mountainous region of fewer than 10 million people degenerate so swiftly into chaos, misery, endless bloodshed, and religious and social polarization?

The reasons why young people from the North Caucasus seek asylum in Europe are well-known -- abductions and disappearances; persecution on religious and political grounds; and even extrajudicial ...

Conflict has racked the North Caucasus region. ... By the time the siege ended in violence and explosions, more than 330 people had died – half of them children.

North Caucasus Rebels Blamed For Moscow Attack As Russia recovers from Monday's subway attack in Moscow, there's been no claim of responsibility for the bombings. Luke Harding, ...

For most Russian citizens, meanwhile, the North Caucasus is peopled not by neighbors or citizens but by stereotypes. A mountain region, alien and dangerous, it is populated (in the Russian popular ...

Conflict has racked the North Caucasus region. ... By the time the siege ended in violence and explosions, more than 330 people had died – half of them children.