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2004 raid on Grozny
was a series of overnight attacks in central
Grozny
, capital of
Chechnya
. It was carried out by Chechen insurgents.
[1]
The assassination of the Chechnyan president
Akhmad Kadyrov
on May 9, 2004 is seen as the beginning of the offensive and was followed by a major attack carried out a month after rebels captured arms depot in the capital of the
Ingushetia
region, leaving with 200,000 weapons and a trove of ammunition.
[1]
[2]
According to estimates of the investigation group, 250-400 fighters entered Grozny on August 21, established their own
roadblocks
, and simultaneously attacked a number of
polling places
and other targets. According to
law enforcement
sources, this attack killed 58 members of the police and
pro-Moscow militia
and five federal soldiers. More than a dozen civilians were also killed.
[3]
The Grozny raid was also part of the series of attacks that also included targets in Russia. After the major offensive at Grozny, Chechen women suicide bombers successfully blew two passenger airliners, killing 90 passengers.
[2]
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Pedraja, Rene De La (2018).
The Russian Military Resurgence: Post-Soviet Decline and Rebuilding, 1992-2018
. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 164.
ISBN
978-1-4766-6991-5
.
- ^
a
b
Van Brunschot, Erin Gibbs; Kennedy, Leslie W. (2008).
Risk Balance and Security
. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. p. 119.
ISBN
978-1-4522-3833-3
.
- ^
Armed Raid on Grozny, August 21, 2004
Archived
April 17, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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