Chechenize

There are to be small local garrisons deployed in about two hundred towns and villages; these are to be supported by the local Chechen militia under Kadyrov's control, the strength of which is to be increased from 5,000 to 15,000 men. At the same time, in an effort to “Chechenize” the conflict and win over Chechen hearts and minds, the prerogatives of Kadyrov's administration are to be broadened.

Capitalizing on the dynamic between traditional Sufi Islam and its Salafi opposition, Moscow has successfully Chechenized the conflict since the 2000s.

while the First War was a clear conflict between Chechen secessionists and the Russian federal center, the Second War was “Chechenized” by the Kremlin.