| Tango01 | 19 Feb 2014 11:08 p.m. PST |
"For the last 12 years, U.S. Special Operations forces have repeatedly engaged in fierce combat in Afghanistan against ruthless Taliban allies from Chechnya, who have the same pedigree as their terrorist brethren threatening to disrupt the Winter Olympics in Russia, current and former commandos tell ABC News. "I'd say Chechens were a fair percentage of the overall enemy population early in Operation Enduring Freedom," recalled an active-duty senior Special Operations officer, referring to the Pentagon's name for the Afghan war, in which he was among the first ground operatives. Since the U.S. war in Afghanistan began after September 11, elite U.S. troops' border battles with Chechen jihadis based in Pakistan's tribal safe havens have mostly stayed hidden in the shadows of a clandestine conflict. Special Operations missions are classified secret by default and rarely publicized…"
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 20 Feb 2014 4:57 a.m. PST |
On the surface, it seems that someone somewhere is missing an opportunity to make friends and allies – the US and Russia to cooperate at some level against Chechens, or the Chechens by alienating potential supporters in the US. |
 Legion 4   | 20 Feb 2014 8:46 a.m. PST |
Chenchens, Taliban, the numerous tribes in the region, etc., any and all jihadist/islamists fanatics/terrorists … as long as US/NATO is engaging and killing them is alright with me … These fanatics don't care about alienating supporters as long as they are "infidels", it seems … Of course it does not surprise me many of the ops are classified … it's the nature of Spec/Black Ops … |
| Tango01 | 20 Feb 2014 10:35 a.m. PST |
I always think that Chechens were "freedom fighters" instead of Jihadist. Amicalement
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| 10thMountain | 20 Feb 2014 11:23 a.m. PST |
Chechen's have been encountered in Afghanistan, as well as Iraq as some reports have indicated. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 20 Feb 2014 11:45 a.m. PST |
Chechens were freedom fighters when they were fighting the Russians. Now they are fighting us so they're terrorists. |
| Balthazar Marduk | 20 Feb 2014 3:10 p.m. PST |
I figured they dropped all claims to freedom fighting when they decided to carry out some less than reputable actions. |
| Legion 4 | 20 Feb 2014 3:19 p.m. PST |
Got to agree Cyborg … as soon as they affiliated with jihadist[Taliban, AQ, etc.] … well … everywhere. And threatened to kill all "infidels" or something to that affect … then as the saying goes, one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist … |
| Ironwolf | 20 Feb 2014 3:56 p.m. PST |
Trying to think of the book about the SEAL's and SF that set up in the hills to recon the area before Operation Anaconda? In the book the author had photos taken by special forces teams of Caucasian fighters wearing North Face gear, in a machine gun position over looking the valley. When the battle started the SF team took out all the enemy around the gun position then went in and collected intel. If I remember correctly the book said they were Chechens?? |
| Ironwolf | 20 Feb 2014 4:00 p.m. PST |
I wanted to add, when the Chechens took all those school kids hostage in russia. Then blew themselves and the kids up when Russian SF assaulted the building. I didn't consider them freedom fighters any more after that. Plus the oldest brother of the boston bombers. Weren't they Chechens?? And the Russian government warned the FBI about one of them and no follow up was ever done by the FBI?? I remember reading the story but didn't ever see a follow up with that?? |
| Gear Pilot | 20 Feb 2014 4:58 p.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 21 Feb 2014 9:51 a.m. PST |
Yes, without a doubt the Chechens have proven to be islamic fanatic by their actions if nothing else … |
