2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashes

2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashes
	Part of Insurgency in Gorno-Badakhshan
	; Gorno-Badakhshan (shaded), Tajikistan
Date	24–25 July 2012
Location	Gorno-Badakhshan
Belligerents
Military of Tajikistan	Tolib Ayyombekov and other local commanders
Commanders and leaders
Emomali Rahmon	Tolib Ayyombekov Muhammadboqir Muhammadboqirov
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
41 killed; 23 wounded	30 killed; 40 detained
	Disputed number of civilians casualties

The Gorno-Badakhshan clashes consisted of fighting between Tajik government forces and an armed group led by Tolib Ayyombekov in Tajikistan's semi-autonomous Gorno-Badakhshan province in late July 2012.^[5] The Western media described the fighting as the worst in Tajikistan since 2010^[5]^[6] or the 1992–1997 civil war.^[7]

^ Tajikistan accuses crime gangs of violating ceasefire by attacking police station^{[permanent dead link]}
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^ 17 Tajik security officers killed
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^ ^a ^b "Tajikistan soldiers killed in operation against former warlord". The Guardian. Associated Press. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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^ "Tajikistan: Will Ceasefire End Deadly Conflict in Gorno-Badakhshan?". Eurasianet. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[1] Tajikistan accuses crime gangs of violating ceasefire by attacking police station^{[permanent dead link]}

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[3] 17 Tajik security officers killed

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[G-5] "Tajikistan soldiers killed in operation against former warlord". The Guardian. Associated Press. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[ABC-6] Cite error: The named reference ABC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[E-7] "Tajikistan: Will Ceasefire End Deadly Conflict in Gorno-Badakhshan?". Eurasianet. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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