2014 Grozny clashes

2014 Grozny clashes
	Part of Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Date	4 December 2014
Location	Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
Result	Russian-Chechen victory
Belligerents
Russia Chechnya;	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

On 4 December 2014, a group of armed militants of the jihadist organization Caucasus Emirate^[2] 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.

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.^[3]

^ "In Kremlin speech, Putin rails at West, tries to bolster economy as recession looms". The Washington Post. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ Атака на Грозный, Radio Liberty, 6 December 2014.
^ "Russia Chechnya: Deadly rebel attack rocks Grozny". BBC News. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[1] "In Kremlin speech, Putin rails at West, tries to bolster economy as recession looms". The Washington Post. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[2] Атака на Грозный, Radio Liberty, 6 December 2014.

[3] "Russia Chechnya: Deadly rebel attack rocks Grozny". BBC News. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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