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The '''Bagramyan Battalion''' ({{lang-hy|Բաղրամյանի անվան գումարտակ}}) was a [[battalion]] formed in [[Abkhazia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and predominantly composed of ethnic [[Armenians]] living in Abkhazia that fought together with Separatis Abkhaz forces during the [[War in Abkhazia|War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)]].<ref name=PROFILE>[http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3568 Bagramyan Battalion] [[MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base]]</ref> Named in honour of the Soviet Armenian Marshal [[Hovhannes Bagramyan]], the battalion's declared purpose was to withdraw [[Georgians|Georgian]] forces from Georgian territory and support Russo-Abkhazian forces.<ref name=AGBU>[http://www.agbu.org/publications/article.asp?A_ID=159 Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory], AGBU, 1 November 2004</ref> |
The '''Bagramyan Battalion''' ({{lang-hy|Բաղրամյանի անվան գումարտակ}}) was a [[battalion]] formed in [[Abkhazia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and predominantly composed of ethnic [[Armenians]] living in Abkhazia that fought together with Separatis Abkhaz forces during the [[War in Abkhazia (1992–93)|War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)]].<ref name=PROFILE>[http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3568 Bagramyan Battalion] [[MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base]]</ref> Named in honour of the Soviet Armenian Marshal [[Hovhannes Bagramyan]], the battalion's declared purpose was to withdraw [[Georgians|Georgian]] forces from Georgian territory and support Russo-Abkhazian forces.<ref name=AGBU>[http://www.agbu.org/publications/article.asp?A_ID=159 Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory], AGBU, 1 November 2004</ref> |
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On 10 May 1998, during hostilities leading to [[War in Abkhazia (1998)|Six-Day War in Abkhazia (20-26 May 1998)]], there was a fire initiated on one of administrative buildings of the power grid in [[Mziuri]]. No one was injured in the attack. The [[Tbilisi]]-based ''Prime-News'' agency reported it was done by the members of the battalion.<ref>[http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=11674 Bagramyan Battalion attacked Utilities target (May 10, 1998, Georgia)], Information Source ''Tbilisi Prime-News''</ref> According to the official Georgian reports, the battalion was dispatched by the [[de facto]] Abkhaz authorities to the predominantly Georgian-populated [[Gali District, Abkhazia|Gali district]] specifically for punitive operations.<ref>Vakhtang Kholbaia, Raphiel Gelantia, David Latsuzbaia, Teimuraz Chakhrakia (trans. Nana Japaridze-Chkhoidze; 1999), [http://www.abkhazia-georgia.parliament.ge/Publications/Georgian/labyrinth_of_abkhazia.htm Labyrinth of Abkhazia], page 34. The [[Parliament of Georgia]], [[Tbilisi]].</ref> |
On 10 May 1998, during hostilities leading to [[War in Abkhazia (1998)|Six-Day War in Abkhazia (20-26 May 1998)]], there was a fire initiated on one of administrative buildings of the power grid in [[Mziuri]]. No one was injured in the attack. The [[Tbilisi]]-based ''Prime-News'' agency reported it was done by the members of the battalion.<ref>[http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=11674 Bagramyan Battalion attacked Utilities target (May 10, 1998, Georgia)], Information Source ''Tbilisi Prime-News''</ref> According to the official Georgian reports, the battalion was dispatched by the [[de facto]] Abkhaz authorities to the predominantly Georgian-populated [[Gali District, Abkhazia|Gali district]] specifically for punitive operations.<ref>Vakhtang Kholbaia, Raphiel Gelantia, David Latsuzbaia, Teimuraz Chakhrakia (trans. Nana Japaridze-Chkhoidze; 1999), [http://www.abkhazia-georgia.parliament.ge/Publications/Georgian/labyrinth_of_abkhazia.htm Labyrinth of Abkhazia], page 34. The [[Parliament of Georgia]], [[Tbilisi]].</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:16, 10 March 2013
The Bagramyan Battalion (Template:Lang-hy) was a battalion formed in Abkhazia, Georgia and predominantly composed of ethnic Armenians living in Abkhazia that fought together with Separatis Abkhaz forces during the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993).[1] Named in honour of the Soviet Armenian Marshal Hovhannes Bagramyan, the battalion's declared purpose was to withdraw Georgian forces from Georgian territory and support Russo-Abkhazian forces.[2]
On 10 May 1998, during hostilities leading to Six-Day War in Abkhazia (20-26 May 1998), there was a fire initiated on one of administrative buildings of the power grid in Mziuri. No one was injured in the attack. The Tbilisi-based Prime-News agency reported it was done by the members of the battalion.[3] According to the official Georgian reports, the battalion was dispatched by the de facto Abkhaz authorities to the predominantly Georgian-populated Gali district specifically for punitive operations.[4]
References
- ^ Bagramyan Battalion MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
- ^ Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory, AGBU, 1 November 2004
- ^ Bagramyan Battalion attacked Utilities target (May 10, 1998, Georgia), Information Source Tbilisi Prime-News
- ^ Vakhtang Kholbaia, Raphiel Gelantia, David Latsuzbaia, Teimuraz Chakhrakia (trans. Nana Japaridze-Chkhoidze; 1999), Labyrinth of Abkhazia, page 34. The Parliament of Georgia, Tbilisi.
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