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Guerrilla Phase Of The Second Chechen War (2008)
Timeline January *January 1 – Three high-ranking police officers were assassinated in separate incidents in Chechnya and Dagestan, local Interior Ministry officials said. Rebel sources said 7 pro-Russian policemen were killed in a series of sniper attacks in Grozny. *January 8 – Police killed two rebels in the Derbent district of Dagestan, Russian media reported. A group of rapid-response policemen were shot at in Ingushetia, killing one and wounding another, Interfax reported. *January 10 – Six rebels were killed during a two-day operation's in Tabasaran district of Dagestan, Dagestan Interior Ministry said. Internal Troops soldier was wounded. One of Doku Umarov's men was killed in Grozny, Chechen Interior Minister said. A car bomb in Dagestan injured Gazi Gaziyev, a deputy of the Dagestan's People Assembly and the regional railways chief, and his driver. *January 14 – An apartment siege in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, ended with three alleged guerrillas ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, close to the Caspian Sea. The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with the country of Georgia to its south; with the Russian republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia-Alania to its east, north, and west; and with Stavropol Krai to its northwest. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Checheno-Ingush ASSR split into two parts: the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic. The latter proclaimed the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which sought independence. Following the First Chechen War of 1994–1996 with Russia, Chechnya gained ''de facto'' independence as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, although ''de jure'' it remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |