2008 Achamkhara incident

2008 Achamkhara incident
	Part of Georgian-Abkhazian conflict
Date	July 9, 2008
Location	Mount Achamkhara, Gulripshi District, Abkhazia
Result	Georgian victory Aggravation of tensions;
Belligerents
Abkhazian military	Georgian military
Strength
	~10 soldiers; (Abkhazian claims)
Casualties and losses
2 wounded; (Abkhazian claims); 4 dead; (Georgian claims)	3 wounded; (Georgian claims)

The 2008 Achamkhara incident refers to the armed confrontation, that took place on July 9, 2008, on the flanks of

Republic of Abkhazia

, between Abkhazian and Georgian troops.

Background

At the time of the incident, Mount Achamkhara was located near the

Kodori Gorge

.

The incident

The claims of both sides are different, with conflicting versions of the events and there isn't any independent confirmation, on what took place.^[1]

The Abkhazian view

Abkhazia claims, that at 9:25 a.m., its security post on Mount Achamkhara was raided by around 10 Georgian attackers, using automatic weapons and grenade launchers. Two of its reservists were injured and had to be hospitalised.^[2]^[3]

The Georgian view

Georgia claims, that its policemen were attacked by Abkhazian troops, while they were securing the Achamkhara heights in anticipation of a

UNOMIG visit to the Kvabchara Valley. It further claims, that 3 of its police officers were injured and they in turn had killed 4 Abkhazian assailants.^[1]^[3]

UNOMIG investigation

Both sides appealed to the

UNOMIG, with the wish to investigate the incident, which was started on June 10. It hasn't revealed anything yet.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia" (PDF). Security Council. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-08-22.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Минобороны Абхазии обратилось к командованию миротворческих сил и Миссии ООН с просьбой расследовать инцидент в Кодорском ущелье". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Skirmish in Kodori". Civil Georgia. 2008-07-09. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

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[scouncil0723-1] "Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia" (PDF). Security Council. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-08-22.^{[permanent dead link]}

[agov0710-2] "Минобороны Абхазии обратилось к командованию миротворческих сил и Миссии ООН с просьбой расследовать инцидент в Кодорском ущелье". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

[civil0709-3] "Skirmish in Kodori". Civil Georgia. 2008-07-09. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.

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