Thu, 24 May 2007
In 2003, Shamil's subordinate launched an attack on a theater in Moscow. 850 hostages were taken and demands were made (the Chechens wanted an immediate Russian withdrawal from Chechnya). After a few days of negotiation, Putin allowed the Russian Spetsnaz to enter. The Spetsnaz pumped a sleeping agent into the theater and knocked many of the terrorists and hostages asleep. The Spetsnaz then entered and killed all of the terrorists. Afterwards, many of the hostages got sick from the gas. In 2004, Shamil's men launched an attack on a school in Beslan. 1200 teachers, parents, and children were taken hostage and held in atrocious conditions for several days. Eventually, the Russians raided the school. Many civilian casualties resulted from the fire that resulted and approximately 1/4 of the hostages were killed. In 2006, Shamil was killed (probably by Russian security forces). For more information: Theage.com http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/shamil/shamil.htm http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2002/1104/cover/story.html http://www.caucasus.dk/publication1.htm http://www.smallwarsjournal.com/documents/wolvesden.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/chechnya2.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3624136.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3627406.stm Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
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Thu, 17 May 2007
He was active in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, where his Abkhaz Battalion helped to fight off the Georgian Army. This Abkhaz Battalion was then brought back to defend Chechnya's capitol city of Grozny. Shamil held off Russia's invading force (which went in under Yeltsin) for awhile but he eventually had to flee. In June 1995, when things weren't looking good for the Chechen separatists, Shamil led an attack on a hospital in Budyonnovsk and took 1800 people hostage. The hostage-taking eventually resulted in a Russian withdrawal from Chechnya, and Shamil became a national hero. A few months later, Shamil would lead an assault of Grozny and he succeeded in taking the capital back from the Russians. Due mostly to Shamil, the Russians lost the First Chechen War. For more information: Theage.com http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/shamil/shamil.htm http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2002/1104/cover/story.html http://www.caucasus.dk/publication1.htm http://www.smallwarsjournal.com/documents/wolvesden.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/chechnya2.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3624136.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3627406.stm Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
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Thu, 3 May 2007
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