2005 Nalchik raid
| 2005 raid on Nalchik | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Chechen War and the Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria | |||||||
Aftermath of the raid, a garage in which terrorists held out | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Yarmuk Jamaat Caucasian Front (militant group) | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Saidli Shibzukhov |
Anzor Astemirov Musa Mukozhev Emir Ilyas Gorchkhanov † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500 regular troops 500 special forces troops | 80–300 fighters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Russia‘s claim: At least 35 police and army killed, 129 wounded Militants claim: 300 killed |
Russia‘s claim: 89 killed 36 captured Militants claim: 41 killed | ||||||
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Civilians: At least 14 killed and 111 wounded | |||||||
The 2005 raid on Nalchik was a raid by a large group of Islamic militants on Nalchik (pop. 250,000), in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic (KBR) of southern Russia, on 13 October 2005.
A number of buildings associated with the Russian security forces were targeted. At least 80 people (142 according to official tallies), including at least 14 civilians, were reported to have been killed during the ensuing shooting, which continued into the next day. At least 240 were wounded.