Insurgency in Gorno-Badakhshan (2010–2015)
2010-2015 armed conflict in Tajikistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Basmachi movement.
The insurgency in the Gorno-Badakhshan region in Tajikistan from 2010 to 2015 was an armed conflict between the Tajik Army and Islamist militants, led by numerous leaders from the Tajikistani Civil War. The conflict evolved in 2010 and climaxed in 2012, with the defeat of main rebel forces. Other incidents took place in September 2015, when former deputy defense minister Abduhalim Nazarzoda led an armed uprising, suspected of ties to the Islamic Renaissance Party.
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Insurgency in Gorno-Badakhshan | |||||||
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Gorno-Badakhshan (shaded), Tajikistan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Emomali Rahmon Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo Major-General Zarif Bobokalonov |
Tolib Ayombekov Abduhalim Nazarzoda † | ||||||
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10,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
69–84 killed (2010) 20 killed (2012) | 55+ killed | ||||||
191–206 killed (2010–15) |
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