2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashes

2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashes
Part of Insurgency in Gorno-Badakhshan

Gorno-Badakhshan (shaded), Tajikistan
Date24–25 July 2012
Location
Gorno-Badakhshan
Belligerents
Tajikistan Military of Tajikistan Tolib Ayyombekov and other local commanders
Commanders and leaders
Emomali Rahmon

Tolib Ayyombekov

Muhammadboqir Muhammadboqirov
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
41 killed[1]
23 wounded[2]		 30 killed[3]
40 detained[4]
Disputed number of civilians casualties

The Gorno-Badakhshan clashes consisted of fighting between Tajik government forces and an armed group led by Tolib Ayyombekov in Tajikistan's semi-autonomous Gorno-Badakhshan province in late July 2012.[5] The Western media described the fighting as the worst in Tajikistan since 2010[5][6] or the 1992–1997 civil war.[7]

  1. ^ Tajikistan accuses crime gangs of violating ceasefire by attacking police station[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 17 Tajik security officers killed
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference aljaz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Tajikistan soldiers killed in operation against former warlord". The Guardian. Associated Press. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Tajikistan: Will Ceasefire End Deadly Conflict in Gorno-Badakhshan?". Eurasianet. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.