2014 Grozny clashes

On 4 December 2014, a group of armed militants of the jihadist organization Caucasus Emirate attacked a traffic police checkpoint outside the city of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. The militants then entered the city and occupied the "Press House" building in the city center and a nearby school.

2014 Grozny clashes
Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Date4 December 2014
Location
Result Russian-Chechen victory
Belligerents

 Russia

Caucasus Emirate
Commanders and leaders
Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Byutukayev
Casualties and losses
14 policemen killed
36 policemen wounded
1 civilian killed
At least 11 killed

According to the BBC, the Islamists had claimed to have launched a suicide attack in response to purported attacks by security forces on Muslim women.

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