2005 raid on Nalchik

2005 raid on Nalchik
Part of the Second Chechen War and the Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria
Aftermath of the raid, a garage in which terrorists held out
Date 8:20 AM, October 13, - 2:00 PM, October 14, 2005 (27:40 hours) Location Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia  Kabardino-Balkaria	Yarmuk Jamaat Caucasian Front (militant group)
Commanders and leaders
Saidli Shibzukhov	Overall: Commander Shamil Basayev Musa Artur Mukozhev Operational: Wali Anzor Astemirov Emir Ilyas Gorchkhanov †
Strength
1,500 regular troops 500 special forces troops	80–300 fighters
Casualties and losses
Russia‘s claim: At least 35 police and army killed, 129 wounded[1] Basayevs‘s claim: 140 killed and 160 wounded	Russia‘s claim: 89 killed 36 captured[2] Basayevs‘s claim: 41 killed
Civilians: At least 14 killed and 111 wounded[citation needed]

The 2005 raid on Nalchik was a raid by a large group of Islamic militants on Nalchik (pop. 250,000), in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic (KBR) of southern Russia, on 13 October 2005.

A number of buildings associated with the Russian security forces were targeted. At least 80 people (142 according to official tallies), including at least 14 civilians, were reported to have been killed during the ensuing shooting, which continued into the next day. At least 240 were wounded.