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2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes
Kyrgyz–Uzbek clashes after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's ouster / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes (Kyrgyz: Ош коогалаңы; Uzbek: Qirgʻiziston janubidagi tartibsizliklar, Қирғизистон жанубидаги тартибсизликлар; Russian: Беспорядки на юге Киргизии) were clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on 7 April. It is part of the larger Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010. Violence that started between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks on 19 May in Jalal-Abad escalated on 10 June in Osh.
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2010 South Kyrgyzstan Uzbek Massacre | ||||||||
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Part of Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010 | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Kyrgyzstani Kyrgyz gangs Other pro- Bakiyev forces
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Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks
Uzbekistani Uzbek civilians1
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Casualties and losses | ||||||||
official figures: 393–893 killed,[20][21] 1,900 injured, 100,000 – 250,000 refugees (to Uzbekistan)[22][23][24] (According to the UN and ICG 400,000 displaced, 111,000 refugees to Uzbekistan[25])
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1 Involved in Kyrgyz-Uzbek clashes within Uzbekistani enclave of Sokh and in minor skirmishes amongst Kyrgyzstani Kyrgyz on bordering areas. 2 Involved only briefly in defense of Uzbek population in Uzbekistani enclave of Sokh within Kyrgyzstan. |
The spreading of the violence required the Russian-endorsed interim government led by Roza Otunbayeva to declare a state of emergency on 12 June, in an attempt to take control of the situation. Uzbekistan launched a limited troop incursion early on, but withdrew and opened its borders to Uzbek refugees. The clashes killed nearly 420 people, mostly Uzbeks, and displaced another 80,000.