Gorets mutiny
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Gorets mutiny took place in Chechnya
in 2006.
The Goretz (Mountaineer) detachment, once spetsnaz
unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), was formally disbanded and its servicemen were to be reassigned to Chechen
Interior Ministry but refused. Goretz was headed by Movladi Baisarov
, formerly a close ally to Akhmad Kadyrov
, but after the latter death became conflicted with his son Ramzan Kadyrov
and was declared an outlaw
.
The Guardian
in June 2006 detailed a showdown between Kadyrov's and Baisarov's forces that had taken place the previous month. The Kadyrovtsy
ended up backing down in that confrontation when another Chechen warlord
, Said-Magomed Kakiev
, head of the Zapad (West) Spetsnaz GRU unit, came down on Baisarov's side.
While as for October 2006, Baisarov was in Moscow
, it was believed he still commanded 50 to little over 100 men based in Grozny. On November 18, 2006, Baisarov was killed in central Moscow by a detachment of Kadyrov's police.
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
in 2006.
The Goretz (Mountaineer) detachment, once spetsnaz
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz, Specnaz tr: Voyska specialnogo naznacheniya; ) is an umbrella term for any special forces in Russian, literally "force of special purpose"...
unit of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), was formally disbanded and its servicemen were to be reassigned to Chechen
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
Interior Ministry but refused. Goretz was headed by Movladi Baisarov
Movladi Baisarov
Movladi Baisarov was a Chechen warlord and former Federal Security Service special-task unit commander. Baisarov was shot dead on the street in central Moscow by members of the Chechen extra-agency guard on November 18, 2006.-Career:...
, formerly a close ally to Akhmad Kadyrov
Akhmad Kadyrov
Hajji Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov , also spelled Akhmat, was the Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War...
, but after the latter death became conflicted with his son Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov is the President of Chechnya and a former Chechen rebel.Ramzan is a son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, assassinated in May 2004. In February 2007 Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as President, shortly after he had turned 30, which is the minimum age for the post...
and was declared an outlaw
Outlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
.
The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
in June 2006 detailed a showdown between Kadyrov's and Baisarov's forces that had taken place the previous month. The Kadyrovtsy
Kadyrovtsy
Kadyrovtsy also Kadyrovites, is a term used by the population of Chechnya, as well as members of the groups themselves, for former members of the paramilitary units of the former pro-Moscow President of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov, headed by his son and the current President Ramzan...
ended up backing down in that confrontation when another Chechen warlord
Warlord
A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war...
, Said-Magomed Kakiev
Said-Magomed Kakiev
Said-Magomed Shamaevich Kakiyev is the leader of the GRU Spetsnaz Special Battalion West , a pro-Moscow Chechen military force. Inside Chechnya his men are sometimes referred to as the Kakievtsy...
, head of the Zapad (West) Spetsnaz GRU unit, came down on Baisarov's side.
While as for October 2006, Baisarov was in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, it was believed he still commanded 50 to little over 100 men based in Grozny. On November 18, 2006, Baisarov was killed in central Moscow by a detachment of Kadyrov's police.