Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "چیچن–روسی تنازع" in Urdu language version.
I called a well-informed diplomat pal and arranged to meet him at a bar favored by the pan-Turkic crowd known as the Gray Wolves, who were said to be actively supporting the Chechens with men and arms.
...the Azerbaijani Gray Wolf leader, Iskander, Hamidov...
Especially since the onset of the second Russo-Chechen war in the fall of 1999, officials from the Russian Federal Security Service and the government of Dagestan, among others, have directly accused the Saudis of providing support to Chechen rebels.
Instead, Russia increasingly blamed Georgia for providing support and refuge to the Chechen rebels. The Chechen rebels were, in fact, hiding out among Chechen refugees in the Pankisi Gorge in northern Georgia on the border with Chechnya (Souleimanov & Ditrych 2008). However, the Georgian side argued that it was not responsible; Pankisi attracted fleeing Chechens because it was mainly populated by Kists—Georgian Chechens—with kinship ties in Chechnya. Nevertheless, the Pankisi area, geographically isolated from the rest of Georgia but connected with Chechnya, soon became a lawless land outside Tbilisi's control.
Russia's repeated accusations about Saudi Arabia funding militants and terrorist groups operating in Chechnya...
Russia has repeatedly accused Azerbaijan of supporting Chechen separatists...
Charges by top Russian officials that Iran is aiding rebel forces in Chechnya have Western analysts wondering whether Moscow's relations with Tehran may be showing long-awaited signs of strain. [...] While Tehran sympathizes with the rebels, it has denied giving support, the Open Media Research Institute reported.
Although not actively involved in the Chechen conflict, Turkey tacitly supports the Chechen rebels.
Russia opposed Chechen independence on the grounds that Chechnya was part of Russia, but the Chechen separatists enjoyed strong support in Turkey.
Back in 1994, during the Chechnya crisis when Russia was attempting 'to establish constitutional order' in the self-proclaimed independent state, Baku preferred an alternative BTC project to the already operating and Russiapromoted Baku-Grozny-Tikhoretsk-Novorossiysk pipeline. In response, it was accused of providing military assistance to Chechnya by allowing foreign fighters and cargoes of weapons and ammunition to pass through its territory, by tolerating Chechen dissidents based in Baku and by providing permanent residence for many Chechen families.
Despite toeing Moscow's line, Tehran's reputation as a supporter of revolutionary organizations continues to haunt it. A Russian Defense Ministry press officer said that the Chechens are trying to organize "arms deliveries from Iran".
Instead, Russia increasingly blamed Georgia for providing support and refuge to the Chechen rebels. The Chechen rebels were, in fact, hiding out among Chechen refugees in the Pankisi Gorge in northern Georgia on the border with Chechnya (Souleimanov & Ditrych 2008). However, the Georgian side argued that it was not responsible; Pankisi attracted fleeing Chechens because it was mainly populated by Kists—Georgian Chechens—with kinship ties in Chechnya. Nevertheless, the Pankisi area, geographically isolated from the rest of Georgia but connected with Chechnya, soon became a lawless land outside Tbilisi's control.
Russia has repeatedly accused Azerbaijan of supporting Chechen separatists...
Georgia also faced spillover violence from the Chechen conflict...
Russia was outraged because the Taliban officially recognised and supported Chechnya's independence and the spreading of radical Islam into Central Asia and southern Russia.
Although not actively involved in the Chechen conflict, Turkey tacitly supports the Chechen rebels.
Russia opposed Chechen independence on the grounds that Chechnya was part of Russia, but the Chechen separatists enjoyed strong support in Turkey.
As war clouds gathered over Chechnya in 1994, UNA-UNSO leaders Anatoli Lupinos and Dimitro Korchinski began to lead Ukrainian delegations to Grozny to meet with Chechen leaders. This was followed in 1995 by the arrival of UNSO fighters organized as the "Viking Brigade" under the command of Aleksandr Muzychko, though their numbers (about 200 men) never approached brigade size.
Charges by top Russian officials that Iran is aiding rebel forces in Chechnya have Western analysts wondering whether Moscow's relations with Tehran may be showing long-awaited signs of strain. [...] While Tehran sympathizes with the rebels, it has denied giving support, the Open Media Research Institute reported.
Especially since the onset of the second Russo-Chechen war in the fall of 1999, officials from the Russian Federal Security Service and the government of Dagestan, among others, have directly accused the Saudis of providing support to Chechen rebels.
After Basayev's death in 2006, the Chechen and Caucasus jihadists united under the command of Doku Umarov, one of the last remaining original leaders of the Chechen rebellion and a close associate of al Qaeda.
Despite toeing Moscow's line, Tehran's reputation as a supporter of revolutionary organizations continues to haunt it. A Russian Defense Ministry press officer said that the Chechens are trying to organize "arms deliveries from Iran".
Pakistan, Jordan and Iran -- Muslim countries that have supported Chechnya's war -- have each sent emissaries and cash to help guide the republic.
Although not actively involved in the Chechen conflict, Turkey tacitly supports the Chechen rebels.
Russia opposed Chechen independence on the grounds that Chechnya was part of Russia, but the Chechen separatists enjoyed strong support in Turkey.
Russian military involvement into the Caucasus started early in the 18th century and in 1785–1791 the first major rebellion in Chechnya against the imperial rule took place.
As war clouds gathered over Chechnya in 1994, UNA-UNSO leaders Anatoli Lupinos and Dimitro Korchinski began to lead Ukrainian delegations to Grozny to meet with Chechen leaders. This was followed in 1995 by the arrival of UNSO fighters organized as the "Viking Brigade" under the command of Aleksandr Muzychko, though their numbers (about 200 men) never approached brigade size.
Although not actively involved in the Chechen conflict, Turkey tacitly supports the Chechen rebels.
Russia opposed Chechen independence on the grounds that Chechnya was part of Russia, but the Chechen separatists enjoyed strong support in Turkey.
Georgia also faced spillover violence from the Chechen conflict...
Russian military involvement into the Caucasus started early in the 18th century and in 1785–1791 the first major rebellion in Chechnya against the imperial rule took place.
Russia's repeated accusations about Saudi Arabia funding militants and terrorist groups operating in Chechnya...
A Turkish Fascist youth group, the "Grey Wolves", was recruited to fight with the Chechens.
