2014 Grozny clashes

2014 Grozny clashes
Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Date4 December 2014
Location
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
Result Russian-Chechen victory
Belligerents

 Russia

Caucasus Emirate
Commanders and leaders
Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Byutukayev[1]
Casualties and losses
Chechnya 14 policemen killed
Chechnya 36 policemen wounded
Chechnya 1 civilian killed		 At least 11 killed

On 4 December 2014, a group of armed militants of the jihadist organization Caucasus Emirate[2] attacked a traffic police checkpoint outside the city of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. The militants then entered the city and occupied the "Press House" building in the city center and a nearby school.

According to the BBC, the Islamists had claimed to have launched a suicide attack in response to purported attacks by security forces on Muslim women.[3]

  1. ^ "In Kremlin speech, Putin rails at West, tries to bolster economy as recession looms". The Washington Post. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ Атака на Грозный, Radio Liberty, 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Russia Chechnya: Deadly rebel attack rocks Grozny". BBC News. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.