General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 1998-05-20
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 1998-05-20
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The non-state conflict between the forces of the Republic of Abkhaz and the Forest Brothers and White Legion is first included in UCDP data in 1998. In May 1998, the clashes between the groups that had been lingering for some time escalated, which resulted in more than 25 battle-related deaths.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
1998
Primary Parties: Forest Brothers, White Legion - Republic of Abkhazia
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 38 |
| Best | 38 |
| Low | 38 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
1998 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: The Forest Brothers and the White Legion mainly relied on bomb attacks against Abkhaz infrastructure and mine attacks against key roads. In addition, the groups targeted Abkhaz forces and checkpoints in the bomb, rocket, and sniping attacks. Also, polling stations during local elections were targeted. Occasionally, attacks resulted in armed confrontations with Abkhaz forces. Kidnapping of Abkhaz security forces was also a common tactic. Moreover, several incidents involved the CIS peacekeeping force when White Legion targeted checkpoints and Forest Brothers forces, or Russian peacekeepers supported Abkhaz forces in their fight against the Georgian groups.
Both sides’ activities were facilitated by a large number of small arms and light weapons in the area, including Kalashnikov rifles, grenade launchers, and machine guns.
Terminated: NO
