2005 raid on Nalchik

2005 raid on Nalchik
Part of the Second Chechen War
Aftermath of the raid, a garage in which terrorists held out
Date 8:20 AM, October 13, - 2:00 PM, October 14, 2005 (27:40 hours) Location Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia  Kabardino-Balkaria	Yarmuk Jamaat Caucasian Front (militant group)
Commanders and leaders
Saidli Shibzukhov	Overall: Commander Shamil Basayev Musa Artur Mukozhev Operational: Wali Anzor Astemirov Emir Ilyas Gorchkhanov †
Strength
	217 fighters
Casualties and losses
At least 35 police and army killed, 129 wounded[1]	97 killed 59 surrendered 60 later arrested[2]
Civilians: At least 14 killed and 111 wounded[citation needed]

The 2005 raid on Nalchik was a raid by a large group of Islamic militants on Nalchik (pop. 250,000), in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic (KBR) of southern Russia, on 13 October 2005.

A number of buildings associated with the Russian security forces were targeted. At least 80 people (142 according to official tallies), including at least 14 civilians, were reported to have been killed during the ensuing shooting, which continued into the next day. At least 240 were wounded.