2008 Achamkhara incident

2008 Achamkhara incident Georgian-Abkhazian conflict July 9, 2008 Mount Achamkhara, Gulripshi District, Abkhazia Georgian victory Aggravation of tensions 22px Abkhazian military 22px Georgian military ~10 soldiers(Abkhazian claims) 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 Mount Achamkhara in the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, between Abkhazian and Georgian troops. Background At the time of the incident, Mount Achamkhara was located near the de facto border between the self-declared Republic of Abkhazia and the formerly Georgian-controlled 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. http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/427/22/PDF/N0842722.pdf Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia Security Council 2008-07-23 2008-08-22September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/press/news/detail.php?ID=11026 Минобороны Абхазии обратилось к командованию миротворческих сил и Миссии ООН с просьбой расследовать инцидент в Кодорском ущелье Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия 2008-07-10 2008-08-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110929191611/http://www.abkhaziagov.org/ru/president/press/news/detail.php?ID=11026 2011-09-29http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=18737 Skirmish in Kodori Civil Georgia 2008-07-09 2008-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080817023905/http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=18737 17 August 2008 live 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. 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. References 43.135721 N 41.072109 E title Achamkhara Incident, 2008 Category:Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Achamkhara Incident, 2008 Category:July 2008 in Asia