Incident Summary:

06/30/1999: A Russian Internal Troops mortar battery stationed in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia, was fired upon from the direction of Chechnya by unidentified assailants. As soon as the Kizlyar outpost returned fire, the initial fire stopped. No casualties were reported in this incident.

GTD ID:
199906300005

When:
1999-06-30

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dagestan

City:
Kizlyar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Russian Military
Specific Description Russian troops along the Dagestani-Chechen border in Kizlyar
Nationality of Target Russia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Internal Troops Come Under Attack in Dagestan Outpost," ITAR-TASS, June 30, 1999.