Alkhan-Kala operation
| Alkhan-Kala operation | |||||||
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| Part of Second Chechen War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Arbi Barayev † | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1+ | 18+ separatists killed | ||||||
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Unknown civilians killed or wounded 800 civilians arrested | |||||||
The Alkhan-Kala operation was a zachistka (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian forces in Alkhan-Kala, Chechnya, starting on 25 June 2001, during the Second Chechen War. The week-long sweep of Alkhan-Kala erupted into armed clashes with Chechen separatists, and the initial raid resulted in the death of Arbi Barayev, a high-ranking Chechen insurgent commander and organized crime leader.