Forest Brothers (Georgia)

Forest Brothers (Georgia)

The Forest Brothers ( _ka. ტყის ძმები, "tq'is dz'mebi") was a guerrilla group consisting mostly of ethnic Georgians who remained in Abkhazia after the Georgian regular army's defeat in the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993). [http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?id=258429 Georgia: The Threat of Attacks as a Diplomatic Tool, 11 November 2005] , Stratfor] [http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jir/jir010906_1_n.shtml Security deteriorates along the Abkhazia-Georgia ceasefire line, 6 September 2001] , Jane's Information Group] [ [http://groong.usc.edu/ro/ro-20011201.html Fighting in Georgia Redraws Twisted Alliances] , Groong Research & Analysis Group]

The group, along with another guerrilla group called the White Legion, continued low-intensity guerrilla war against Abkhaz forces along the ceasfire line in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The Forest Brothers was led by Dato Shengelia.

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