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*[[January 27]] - A local police officer was killed in a clash with militants in the mountains in southeastern Chechnya, the Chechen Interior Ministry told Interfax.<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11953429 Police officer killed in skirmish in Chechnya]</ref> In another incident, a Russian serviceman and a local policeman were killed in a battle with rebels during a security sweep in the [[Nozhai-Yurt]] region in southern Chechnya's mountains, officials said. Another two local police officers were wounded and two militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle, the Chechen branch of Russia's Interior Ministry said.<ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/serviceman-and-policeman-killed-in-r407695.htm Serviceman and policeman killed in clash with rebels in Chechnya]</ref>
*[[January 27]] - A local police officer was killed in a clash with militants in the mountains in southeastern Chechnya, the Chechen Interior Ministry told Interfax.<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11953429 Police officer killed in skirmish in Chechnya]</ref> In another incident, a Russian serviceman and a local policeman were killed in a battle with rebels during a security sweep in the [[Nozhai-Yurt]] region in southern Chechnya's mountains, officials said. Another two local police officers were wounded and two militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle, the Chechen branch of Russia's Interior Ministry said.<ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/serviceman-and-policeman-killed-in-r407695.htm Serviceman and policeman killed in clash with rebels in Chechnya]</ref>


*[[January 28]] - One serviceman was killed and another three were wounded in a shootout with militants near the village of [[Bamut]], [[Achkhoi-Martansky District]]. As a result of the attack, the next day the Chechen village [[Gekhi]] 25 kilometers away has been subject to artillery fire,<ref>[http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000008-000001-000483&lang=1 After battle with guerrillas near Bamut, soldiers shell Gekhi]</ref> leading to protests from the republic's President [[Ramzan Kadyrov]].<ref>[http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007196&docId=l:736362427&start=3 Chechen leader rails at Russian commander over botched attack]</ref> A day later [[Kavkaz Center]] claimed that a Russian base in Bamut was attacked by heavy machine guns, light mortars and grenade launchers, killing seven soldiers and injuring nine.<ref>[http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/01/30/9310.shtml What happened near Bamut and in Gekhi?]</ref>
*[[January 28]] - One serviceman was killed and another three were wounded in a shootout with militants near the village of [[Bamut]], [[Achkhoi-Martansky District]]. As a result of the attack, the next day the Chechen village [[Gekhi]] 25 kilometers away has been subject to artillery fire,<ref>[http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000008-000001-000483&lang=1 After battle with guerrillas near Bamut, soldiers shell Gekhi]</ref> leading to protests from the republic's President [[Ramzan Kadyrov]].<ref>[http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007196&docId=l:736362427&start=3 Chechen leader rails at Russian commander over botched attack]</ref> A day later Kavkaz Center claimed that a Russian base in Bamut was attacked by heavy machine guns, light mortars and grenade launchers, killing seven soldiers and injuring nine.<ref>[http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/01/30/9310.shtml What happened near Bamut and in Gekhi?]</ref>


*[[January 31]] - A contract serviceman has been "abducted" on a reconnaissance operation in Chechnya, law enforcement sources told Interfax.<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11956398 Contract serviceman missing in Chechnya]</ref>
*[[January 31]] - A contract serviceman has been "abducted" on a reconnaissance operation in Chechnya, law enforcement sources told Interfax.<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11956398 Contract serviceman missing in Chechnya]</ref>

Revision as of 18:12, 1 February 2008

Main article: Guerilla phase of the Second Chechen War
  • January 8 - Police killed two rebels in the Derbent district of Dagestan, Russian media reported.[3] A group of rapid-response policemen were shot at in Ingushetia, killing one and wounding another, Interfax reported.[4]
  • January 10 - Six militants were killed during a two-day special operation in Tabasaran district of Dagestan, Dagestan Interior Ministry said. Internal Troops soldier was wounded.[5] One of Doku Umarov's men was killed in Grozny, Chechen Interior Minister said.[6] A car bomb in Dagestan injured Gazi Gaziyev, a deputy of the Dagestan's People Assembly and the regional railways chief, and his driver.[7]
  • January 14 - An apartment siege in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, ended with three gunmen killed and one policeman injured, the local police chief said. In Chechnya gunmen killed one police officer and wounded another in a southern forested area, the regional Interior Ministry said.[11] A suspected militant was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the center of Grozny, the ministry said.[12]
  • January 16 - Police attacked a home in Grozny, killing four suspected militants, including Uvais Tachiyev, the alleged leader of a rebel group, while one OMON officer was wounded, Chechnya's Interior Ministry said.[12] Chechenpress reported that one guerrilla and four Russian and pro-Russian troops were killed and six wounded during a fierce fight in the Kurchaloyevsky District;[13] RIA Novosti reported that one police officer was killed and six others wounded in a clash and that one militant was killed in retaliatory fire.[14] Itar Tass reported that the body of the deputy commander of the Ingushetian OMON, Senior Lieutenant Movsar Martazanov, was found in the city of Karabulak with numerous gunshot wounds.[15]
  • January 17 - Two police officers were wounded after they came under militants' gunfire in the Chechnya's Shalinsky District, a source with law enforcement agencies told Interfax. The Ingush Interior Ministry rejected as untrue reports by RIA Novosti and other Russian agencies that the home in Nazran of Ingushetia's Prime Minister Ibragim Malsagov was subjected to automatic-rifle and mortar fire and "destroyed".[16]
  • January 18 - Chechenpress reported that during previous week large-scale character battles tbroke out in the area of Marzoi-Mohk in the Vedensky District and in the village of Alleroi in the Kurchaloyevsky District, resulting in the deaths of about 20 Russian and pro-Russian troops.[17]
  • January 19 - Itar Tass reported that two policemen were wounded in shooting in Chechnya, near the village of Serzhen-Yurt; Kavkaz Center claimed at least two Spetsnaz soldiers were killed and three or four wounded in the shootout.[18][19] Chechenpress reported that the Russian forces suffered on that day one fatal loss and nine injuries in the fighting in the area of the villages of Niki-Hita and Marzoi-Mohk.[20]
  • January 20 - Two Interior Troops soldiers were killed and one wounded in a militant attack in eastern Chechnya, a police source reported.[21]
  • January 21 - Kavkaz Center reported that "many soldiers" died during four days of fighting near Marzoi-Mohk in the Kurchaloyevsky District.[22] Russian agencies did not report on fighting in this district since January 16. KC reported simultaneous attacks on police stations and border troops in Nazran; no casualties were reported by the Russian sources.[23]
  • January 22 - Gunmen ambushed a minibus in Ingushetia killing one soldier and injuring three army officers, while a car carrying explosives blew up killing the driver, news agencies reported.[24]
  • January 23 - Two Russian servicemen were killed and three more wounded in an attack on a car in Ingushetia, RIA Novosti reported.[25] RIAN also reported two militants were killed and one fatally wounded in a shootout with federal troops in Dagestan.[26]
  • January 27 - A local police officer was killed in a clash with militants in the mountains in southeastern Chechnya, the Chechen Interior Ministry told Interfax.[27] In another incident, a Russian serviceman and a local policeman were killed in a battle with rebels during a security sweep in the Nozhai-Yurt region in southern Chechnya's mountains, officials said. Another two local police officers were wounded and two militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle, the Chechen branch of Russia's Interior Ministry said.[28]
  • January 28 - One serviceman was killed and another three were wounded in a shootout with militants near the village of Bamut, Achkhoi-Martansky District. As a result of the attack, the next day the Chechen village Gekhi 25 kilometers away has been subject to artillery fire,[29] leading to protests from the republic's President Ramzan Kadyrov.[30] A day later Kavkaz Center claimed that a Russian base in Bamut was attacked by heavy machine guns, light mortars and grenade launchers, killing seven soldiers and injuring nine.[31]
  • January 31 - A contract serviceman has been "abducted" on a reconnaissance operation in Chechnya, law enforcement sources told Interfax.[32]

References

  1. ^ 2 police killed in Chechnya attacks on New Year's Eve, 1 in neighboring region
  2. ^ В новогоднюю ночь в Джохаре чеченский снайпер убил семь пророссийских милиционеров.
  3. ^ Police kill 2 rebels in Russia's Dagestan-media
  4. ^ Officer Killed in Ingushetia
  5. ^ Six gunmen killed in Dagestan
  6. ^ Gunman killed in Grozny was member of Umarov’s armed gang
  7. ^ Car bomb injures Dagestan legislator
  8. ^ Top cop killed, Russia launches hunt for militants
  9. ^ Top Officer Murdered in Fire-Fight
  10. ^ An operation aimed at eliminating Patrushev carried out in Nalchik
  11. ^ Official: 3 militants killed in police siege of apartment in southern Russia
  12. ^ a b Police Kill 4 Suspects in Grozny
  13. ^ Ожесточенный бой между российскими оккупантами и чеченскими бойцами в Курчалоевском районе ЧРИ.
  14. ^ Policeman killed, six wounded in shootout with militants in Chechnya
  15. ^ Alkhanov: 72 Rebels Killed in Chechnya Last Year
  16. ^ INTERIOR MINISTRY DENIES REPORTS OF INGUSHETIA ATTACK.
  17. ^ Чеченские бойцы перешли к активным боевым действиям во многих районах ЧРИ
  18. ^ Two policemen wounded in Chechnya
  19. ^ Russian spetsnaz attacked in Vedeno gorge
  20. ^ В Веденском и Курчалоевском районах ЧРИ продолжаются активные боевые действия
  21. ^ Two soldiers killed in Chechnya shootout
  22. ^ Many Invaders Killed During the 4 Days of Gunbattles near Marzoy-Mokhk
  23. ^ Simultaneous Attack Against Occupation Targets in Nazran
  24. ^ Ambush, car explosion kill two in south Russia
  25. ^ Russian soldiers killed in military attack
  26. ^ Three militants killed in Russian N.Caucasus
  27. ^ Police officer killed in skirmish in Chechnya
  28. ^ Serviceman and policeman killed in clash with rebels in Chechnya
  29. ^ After battle with guerrillas near Bamut, soldiers shell Gekhi
  30. ^ Chechen leader rails at Russian commander over botched attack
  31. ^ What happened near Bamut and in Gekhi?
  32. ^ Contract serviceman missing in Chechnya
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