Mkhedrioni

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Mkhedrioni
მხედრიონი
Flag Of Mkhedrioni
Leaders	Jaba Ioseliani
Dates of operation	1989–1995
Active regions	Georgia
Size	1,000–7,000 (1991)
Opponents	Gamsakhurdia's government in exile  Abkhazia Bagramyan Battalion Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
Battles and wars	Georgian Civil War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) 1991–1992 South Ossetia War War in Abkhazia (1998)

The Mkhedrioni was a paramilitary group in the Republic of Georgia, known for its high-profile involvement in the Georgian Civil War and the War in Abkhazia. It was outlawed since 1995 but subsequently reconstituted as the Union of Patriots political party. However, failing to secure registration, it soon faded into obscurity.