2001 Kodori crisis

2001 Kodori crisis
	Part of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict and Second Chechen War
	; Map of Abkhazia showing the location of the Kodori Gorge
Date	October 4–18, 2001
Location	Kodori Valley, Abkhazia
Result	Abkhazian victory
Belligerents
Abkhazia Abkhaz military;	Chechen division under Gelayev; Georgian guerrillas
Commanders and leaders
Vladislav Ardzinba	Ruslan Gelayev
Casualties and losses
	At least 40 killed

The 2001 Kodori crisis was a confrontation in the Kodori Valley, Abkhazia, in October 2001 between Georgians (who were supported by ethnic Chechen fighters) and Abkhazian forces. The crisis was largely neglected by the world media, which was focused on the concurrent US attack on Afghanistan. The fighting resulted in the deaths of at least 40 people.

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