Battle for Argun

Battle for Argun
Part of the Second Chechen war

Ramzan Akhmadov, Ibn al-Khattab, Abu al-Walid and Abu Jafar before the battle for Argun
Date9–13 January 2000
Location
Result Chechen victory
Belligerents
 Russian Federation Urus-Martanovsky Jamaat
Islamic International Brigade
Commanders and leaders
Gennady Troshev Ramzan Akhmadov
Ibn al-Khattab
Abu al-Walid
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
Russian claim: 80 unknown

The Battle for Argun (Russian: Битва за Аргун; Chechen: Оргера тӀом) took place between Chechen Islamists under the command of Ramzan Akhmadov and Ibn al-Khattab and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the early stages of the Second Chechen war for control of the city of Argun. This military operation lasted four days and ended with significant losses for the Russian army.[1]

  1. ^ "Полная история операции "Аргун". Большой рейд боевиков Хаттаба по тылам Российской армии (2021)". voenhronika.ru (in Russian). 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2024-02-03.