Russia begins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War" id="mw_g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Second Chechen War">Second Chechen War</a> in response to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Dagestan" id="mw_w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Invasion of Dagestan">Invasion of Dagestan</a> by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_International_Peacekeeping_Brigade" id="mwAQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade">Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade</a>.