<sod>The '''Chechen–Russian conflict''' ({{lang-ru|Чеченский конфликт}}, ''Chechenskiy konflikt'') is the centuries-long conflict, often armed, between the Russian (formerly Soviet) government and various Chechen nationalist and Islamist forces. Formal hostilities date back to 1785, though elements of the conflict can be traced back considerably further.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronology for Chechens in Russia|url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=36504|publisher=[[University of Maryland]]|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chechnya – Narrative|url=http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cews/database/Chechnya/chechnya.pdf|publisher=[[University of Southern California]]|accessdate=12 July 2013|quote=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.}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The '''Chechen–Russian conflict''' ({{lang-ru|Чеченский конфликт}}, ''Chechenskiy konflikt'') was the centuries-long conflict, often armed, between the Russian (formerly Soviet) government and various Chechen nationalist and Islamist forces. Formal hostilities date back to 1785, though elements of the conflict can be traced back considerably further.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronology for Chechens in Russia|url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=36504|publisher=[[University of Maryland]]|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chechnya – Narrative|url=http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cews/database/Chechnya/chechnya.pdf|publisher=[[University of Southern California]]|accessdate=12 July 2013|quote=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.}}</ref><eod>