War in Abkhazia (1998)
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For the war in 1992–1993, see War in Abkhazia (1992–1993).
The War in Abkhazia in 1998 took place in the Gali district of Abkhazia, after ethnic Georgians launched an insurgency against the Abkhazian separatist government. The conflict is sometimes referred to as the Six-Day War of Abkhazia; however, this name only takes into account the Abkhazian offensive that lasted from 20 to 26 May 1998, while hostilities and insurgent attacks had already occurred before that date.[6][4]
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War in Abkhazia (1998) | |||||||
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Part of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Abkhazia |
White Legion Mkhedrioni[1] Forest Brotherhood | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sergei Bagapsh |
Zurab Samushia Dato Shengelia Gujar Kurashvili | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 troops[2] | 400 guerrillas | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Abkhazia:[3] 8 killed 17 wounded Georgian sources:[4] 300+ killed dozens wounded |
Georgian sources:[4] 17 killed 24 wounded 56 captured 6 missing Abkhazia:[3] 160 killed | ||||||
35 Georgian civilians killed 30,000–40,000 displaced[5] |
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