2008 Achamkhara incident
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DateJuly 9, 2008
Location
Mount Achamkhara, Gulripshi District, Abkhazia
Result
Georgian victory
- Aggravation of tensions
| 2008 Achamkhara incident | |||||||
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| Part of Georgian-Abkhazian conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Abkhazian military |
 Georgian military | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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~10 soldiers (Abkhazian claims) | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 wounded (Abkhazian claims) 4 dead (Georgian claims) |
3 wounded (Georgian claims) | ||||||
The 2008 Achamkhara incident refers to the armed confrontation, that took place on July 9, 2008, on the flanks of Mount Achamkhara in the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, between Abkhazian and Georgian troops.
At the time of the incident, Mount Achamkhara was located near the de facto border between the self-declared Republic of Abkhazia and the formerly Georgian-controlled Kodori Gorge.