The Return of Active Conscription in Chechnya

05 Dec 2014

Conscription begins in Chechnya after a 20-year respite. The Russian army stopped calling up conscripts in the area in the nineties, though without an official order to cease the practice being issued. The fact that Chechen youth are now being called up is being hailed by some as a move towards inclusiveness. Read more here.

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