White Legion Explained

For the mercenary group of the same name in the First Congo War (1996-1997), see White Legion (Zaire).

The White Legion (Georgian: თეთრი ლეგიონი, t'et'ri legioni) 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).^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

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

The White Legion was led by Zurab Samushia.

Notes and References

Web site: Georgia: The Threat of Attacks as a Diplomatic Tool . 11 November 2005 . . 17 March 2019.
Web site: Other Group attacked Military target, 22 February 1997, Georgia . . 4 March 2001 . 17 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050222155304/http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=8225 . 22 February 2005 . live . dmy-all .
Web site: Unknown Group attacked Utilities target, 15 January 1998, Georgia . . 17 March 2019.
Web site: Security deteriorates along the Abkhazia-Georgia ceasefire line . 6 September 2001 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20010909174412/http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jir/jir010906_1_n.shtml . 9 September 2001 . Dodge . Billingsley . 17 March 2019 . Jane's Security . live . dmy-all .