List of wars involving Abkhazia

This is a list of wars involving post-Soviet Abkhazia (1991-present).

List

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State
of Abkhazia 		Georgian losses Abkhazian losses
War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)  Abkhazia
KGNK
  Georgia Abkhazian victory
Vladislav Ardzinba
 4,000 combatants and civilians killed,[5] 10,000 wounded,
1,000 missing,[5] 250,000 ethnic Georgians displaced.[6][7][8][9]
2,220 combatants killed, ~8,000 wounded, 122 missing in action, 1,820 civilians killed.[5]
War in Abkhazia (1998)  Abkhazia Georgia (country) White Legion
Georgia (country) Forest Brothers 		Defeat of Georgians by the Abkhazian separatist government Georgian sources:[10]
17 killed, 24 wounded, 56 captured, 6 missing.

Abkhazian sources:[11]
160 killed

Abkhazian sources:[11]
8 killed, 17 wounded
Georgian sources:[10] 300+ killed, dozens wounded
Russo-Georgian War (2008)  Russia
 South Ossetia
 Abkhazia 		 Georgia Russian, South Ossetian and Abkhaz victory
Sergei Bagapsh
See main article.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. As of 2023, Abkhazia has been recognised as an independent state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria; however, the Georgian government and nearly all United Nations member states consider Abkhazia a sovereign territory of Georgia.[1][2][3][4] Lacking effective control over the Abkhazian territory, Georgia maintains an Abkhaz government-in-exile.

Citations

  1. ^ Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8330-3260-7.
  2. ^ Clogg, Rachel (January 2001). "Abkhazia: ten years on". Conciliation Resources. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7007-1481-0.
  4. ^ Parfitt, Tom (6 August 2007). "Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Georgia2". hrw.org. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Recommendation 1305 (1996) on the humanitarian situation of the displaced persons in Georgia". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ^ Cornell, Svante; Starr, Frederick, eds. (2009). The guns of August 2008 : Russia', war in Georgia. M.E. Sharpe. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7656-2507-6.
  8. ^ "Durable Solutions for the Long-Term Displaced". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ "European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – European Union promotes Justice Reform and support to Internally Displaced People in Georgia". Europa.eu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ a b "Okopka.ru: Татарченков Олег Николаевич. Рикошет (записки военного корреспондента)". okopka.ru.
  12. ^ Hider, James (27 August 2008). "Russian-backed paramilitaries 'ethnically cleansing villages'". The Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.
  13. ^ "Statement by President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev". The Kremlin. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008.
  14. ^ Harding, Luke; Percival, Jenny (9 September 2008). "Russian troops to stay in Abkhazia and South Ossetia". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  15. ^ Georgia breaks ties with Russia, 2008, retrieved 20 November 2023