2008 Achamkhara incident

2008 Achamkhara incident
Part of Georgian-Abkhazian conflict
DateJuly 9, 2008
Location
Mount Achamkhara, Gulripshi District, Abkhazia
Result

Georgian victory

  • Aggravation of tensions
Belligerents
Abkhazian military Georgian military
Strength
~10 soldiers
(Abkhazian claims)
Casualties and losses
2 wounded
(Abkhazian claims)
4 dead
(Georgian claims)
3 wounded
(Georgian claims)

The 2008 Achamkhara incident refers to the armed confrontation, that took place on July 9, 2008, on the flanks of Mount Achamkhara in the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, between Abkhazian and Georgian troops.