War in Abkhazia (1998)

For the war in 1992-1993, see War in Abkhazia (1992–1993).

Date	May 20, 1998 - May 26, 1998
Location	Abkhazia, Western Georgia
Result	Abkhazian victory

Belligerents

Abkhazia

White Legion
Forest Brotherhood

Commanders and leaders

Sergei Bagapsh

Zurab Samushia
Dato Shengelia

Strength

4,700+ troops

800 - 1,720+ combatants

Casualties and losses

8 killed, 17 wounded (confirmed by Abkhazia),^[1]
at least 300 killed and
dozens wounded
(per Georgian sources)^[2]

17 killed^[2]
24 wounded
56 captured
6 missing
(per Georgian sources),
about 160 killed
(Abkhazian sources)^[1]

35 Georgian civilians killed,
30,000 - 40,000 displaced

Post-Soviet conflicts

Nagorno-Karabakh 1st South Ossetia 1st Abkhazia Georgia North Ossetia Transnistria Tajikistan 1st Chechnya 2nd Abkhazia Dagestan 2nd Chechnya Pankisi Gorge Ingushetia North Caucasus 2nd South Ossetia – 3rd Abkhazia

The War in Abkhazia in 1998 took place in the Gali district of Abkhazia, after ethnic Georgians launched an insurgency against the Abkhazian secessionist government. The conflict is sometimes referred to as the Six-Day War of Abkhazia however this name only takes into account the Abkhazian May 20, 1998 - May 26, 1998 offensive while hostilities and insurgent attacks had already occurred before that date.^[3]^[2]

References

Timeline

Abkhazian side

Georgian side

1992 - 1993 War in Abkhazia

1994 Moscow agreement
1998 War in Abkhazia

2008 South Ossetia War
- Battle off the coast of Abkhazia
- Battle of the Kodori Valley

Military forces:

Key leaders:

Military forces:

Key leaders:

Armed conflicts in Europe following the end of the Cold War

Yugoslavia	Ten-Day War (1991) Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995) Bosnian War (1992-1995) Albania-Yugoslav border incident (1999)

Transnistria	War of Transnistria (1992)

Albania / Albanians	Rebellion in Albania (1997) Kosovo War (1998-1999) Albania-Yugoslav border incident (1999) Insurgency in the Preševo Valley (1999-2001) Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia (2001) 2011 Kosovo–Serbia border clashes

North Caucasus	East Prigorodny conflict (1992) Chechen War (1994-1996) Invasion of Dagestan (1999) Chechen War (1999-2009) Civil war in the Republic of Ingushetia (2007) Insurgency in the North Caucasus (2009-present)

South Caucasus	South Ossetia War (1991–1992) Georgian Civil War (1991-1993) War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) War in Abkhazia (1998) South Ossetia War (2008)

Nagorno-Karabakh	Nagorno-Karabakh War (1994) Mardakert skirmishes (2008) Nagorno-Karabakh skirmish (2010) Mardakert skirmishes (2010)