Contemporary era · 1996
Battle of Grozny
The Battle of Grozny of August 1996, also known as Operation Jihad or Operation Zero Option, when Chechen fighters regained and then kept control of Chechnya's capital Grozny in a surprise raid. Russian federal forces had captured the city in a previous battle that ended in February 1995, and subsequently posted a large garrison of federal and republican Ministry of the Interior (MVD) troops in the city.
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- When
- 6 Aug 1996 – 20 Aug 1996
- Where
- Grozny
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
People
Aslan Maskhadov1951 – 2005Chechen warlord and politician
Shamil Basayev1965 – 2006Chechen militant Islamist leader (1965-2006)
Before and after
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