In August and September 1999 Shamil Basayev, the leader of the Chechen fighters, and Amir Khattab, who was born in Saudi Arabia, led two armies into Dagestan, triggering the second Chechen war.

在1999年8月和9月间，沙米尔·巴萨耶夫（Shamil Basayev），车臣叛军的头子，和出生于沙特的阿米尔·哈达布（Amir Khattab），共同领兵开进达吉斯坦，从而触发了第二次车臣战争。

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Developments in Syria may also fall short of triggering another such war, if the 30 January air raid is anything to judge by.

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He also assumed the title king of France in 1340, triggering the Hundred Years' War.

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Economic Minister Ludwig Erhard did so after World War II, triggering the so-called German Economic Miracle, which didn't sputter out until the mid-1970s.

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