War of Dagestan
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Was a military conflict between the Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan and the Russian Federation.
Chronology
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September 1999: Russian forces successfully recaptured all regions occupied by the Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan and and pushed the rebels back into Chechnya.
September 1999: The rebels of the Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan came within a mere five kilometers of the major city of Khasavyurt.
August 1999: On August 7, Basayev and Khattab launched an invasion into Dagestan with a group of roughly 1,500-2,000 armed militants consisting of Islamic radicals from Chechnya and Dagestan, including other international Islamists. They seized villages in the districts of Tsumadi (Echeda, Gakko, Kedy, Kvanada, Gadiri and Gigatl) and Botlikh (Godoberi, Miarso, Shodroda, Ansalta, Rakhata and Inkhelo).
August 1999: Basaev and Khattab announced they were withdrawing from Botlikhsky District to "redeploy" and begin a "new phase" in their operations.
August 1999: Establishment of the "independent Islamic State of Dagestan" which declared war on "the traitorous Dagestani government" and "Russia's occupation units".
September 1999: On the morning of September 5, Chechen rebels launched a second invasion into the lowland Novolakskoye region of Dagestan seizing the border village of Tukhchar.
