Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2004)
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January
- January 8 - Eight Russian servicemen were killed in firefights or mine explosions in ChechnyaChechnyaThe Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
, while the security forces seized at least 120 people on suspicions of rebel activity.http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2371038
February
- February 5 - Seven Russian servicemen were killed and at least 11 wounded in the rebel attacks in Chechnya.
- February 9 - Rebel attacks and land mines in Chechnya killed at least nine Russian servicemen and local pro-Moscow police.
- February 27 - Four Russian soldiers were killed and four wounded in a rebel attack on a Russian military convoy in Chechnya.
- February 28 - Chechen rebel commander Ruslan Gelayev and two Russian border guards killed each other on the Russian-Georgian border.
March
- March 2 - Rebel attacks and land mines in Chechnya killed five Russian soldiers.
- March 25 - Rebel attacks claimed the lives of 11 soldiers and policemen. In another incident, military truck drove out of a Russian military baseMilitary baseA military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
in Shali after curfew and hit a minefield planted outside to deter a guerrilla attack, killing eight to ten soldiers.
April
- April 4 - Guerrilla attacks across Chechnya killed six people on the Russian side and injured five, while two rebel fighters were captured in the capital GroznyGroznyGrozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
. - April 5 - Rebel attacks across Chechnya killed six Russian soldiers.
- April 13 - Eleven Russian soldiers killed and 15 wounded in Chechnya, including five killed in a convoy shelled near Shali.
- April 15 - Ten Russian soldiers died and five were wounded in attacks throughout Chechnya, while over 200 people were detained in a security sweeps for suspected insurgents and accomplices.
- April 16 - Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
-born Abu al-WalidAbu al-WalidAbu al-Walid , was a Saudi-born Arab of the Ghamid tribe who fought as a "mujahid" volunteer in Central Asia, the Balkans, and the North Caucasus...
, successor to Ibn al-KhattabIbn al-KhattabSamir Saleh Abdullah Al-Suwailem , more commonly known as Emir Khattab meaning Commander Khattab, or Leader Khattab, and also known as Habib Abdul Rahman, was a Muslim guerilla fighter and financier working with Chechen Mujahideen in the First Chechen War...
in the post of commander of the foreign fighters, was killed in the mountains by a Russian aerial bombing.
May
- May 9 - An explosion on the VIPVery Important PersonA Very Important Person, or VIP is a person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance.Examples include celebrities, heads of state/heads of government, major employers, high rollers, politicians, high-level corporate officers, wealthy individuals, or any other...
seating at a Dinamo soccer stadium during a mid-morning Soviet Victory DayVictory Day (Eastern Europe)Victory Day or 9 May marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War...
paradeParadeA parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind...
in the Grozny kills pro-Russian President of the Chechen RepublicPresident of the Chechen RepublicThe President of the Chechen Republic, known commonly as the President of Chechnya, is the highest office within the Government of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the...
Akhmad KadyrovAkhmad KadyrovHajji Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov , also spelled Akhmat, was the Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War...
and more than dozen others. Some 56 others were wounded, including Colonel-General Valery BaranovValery BaranovValery Baranov Born on November 16, 1948 in Orenburg region. He graduated from the Kazan' tank college , the academy armored troops , the academy of General Staff , the academy of civil service with the President RF ....
, the chief commander of Russian forces in Chechnya. - May 17 - Chechen separatists killed 12 Russian soldiers and policemen and wounded four in a double ambush near the city of Urus-MartanUrus-MartanUrus-Martan is a town and the administrative center of Urus-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Martan River. The town is located in the central part of the republic, to the southwest of the capital Grozny. Population:...
. At least seven Russian servicemen were killed and six wounded in other attacks in Chechnya, most of them in two mine blasts in Grozny. - May 22 - Seven Russian soldiers and one Chechen police officer died in action against the rebels in Chechnya.
June
- June 4 - Four contract soldiers killed and five wounded, including a senior officer, in the attack against army headquartersHeadquartersHeadquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
convoy in the village of Itum-Kale. - June 8 - Officials in Chechnya said that at least 10 Russian servicemen and eight insurgents died in several clashes, while about 200 people were detained on suspicion of aiding the rebels.
- June 19 - Rebel attacks in Chechnya killed seven Russian soldiers and police officers.
- June 21 - Chechen guerrillas led the raid on the Russian republic of Ingushetia, killing at least 60 members of the local security agencies, including the republic's acting Interior MinisterInterior ministerAn interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...
, and looting and burning down the IngushetiaIngushetiaThe Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg...
's Interior Ministry and several other government buildings. - June 28 - Four servicemen were killed and six wounded in a clash in the Achkhoy-MartanAchkhoy-MartanAchkhoy-Martan is a village and the administrative center of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population:...
district and two mine blasts in Chechnya.
July
- July 10 - Five Russian troops were slain in Chechnya by gunfire, while another three died in a mine explosion on the road near Itum-Kale.
- July 12 - Guerrillas entered and shortly seized the village of Avtury, killing at least 18 and capturing 12 members of pro-Moscow Chechen police and militia. At least five separatist fighters were also killed and two went missing in the fighting.
- July 16 - Seven Russian soldiers were killed and five wounded in Chechnya. During the same period federal troops detained at least 150 Chechen suspects in the security sweeps.
- July 24 - A total of at least 12 Russian troops had died in these attacks and in mine explosions in Chechnya. A bomb planted in his car killed Yaragi Nikayev, a senior police officer in Grozny.http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2371229
- July 30 - Four Russian servicemen were killed and two others seriously injured in an attack on a Russian military truck in GalashkiGalashkiGalashki is a village in Sunzhensky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sunzha River near the border with the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania...
, Ingushetia.
August
- August 12 - Eight Russian soldiers were killed and 11 wounded in separate attacks.
- August 22 - Overnight attacks in central Grozny killed some 58 members of security forces, five federal soldiers and more than a dozen civilians. At least one insurgent was killed and three captured.
September
•November 1–3 Rebels attack Beslan School, more than 1,100 hostages remained inside. After a series of bombs set off by rebels, over 300 hostages and attackers are killedOctober
- October 12 - A car bomb killed 15 people near a police administrative building in Grozny where Russian passports were being given to local inhabitants.
November
- November 8 - Chechnya's administration said Russian troops killed at least 18 separatist fighters in Vedensky District. Chechen rebel death toll was one of the highest reported by the pro-Moscow authorities in months.
December
- December 14 - Four officers of the Federal Drug Control Service killed in an attack in NalchikNalchikNalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
, Kabardino-BalkariaKabardino-BalkariaThe Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....
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