2001 Kodori crisis | |||||||
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Part of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict and Second Chechen War | |||||||
Map of Abkhazia showing the location of the Kodori Gorge | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
At least 40 killed[2] |
The 2001 Kodori crisis was a confrontation in the Kodori Valley, Abkhazia, in October 2001 between Georgians (who were supported by ethnic Chechen fighters) and Abkhazian forces.[3] The crisis was largely neglected by the world media, which was focused on the concurrent US attack on Afghanistan. The fighting resulted in the deaths of at least 40 people.[2]