2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes

The 2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes or Korday conflict was an ethnic conflict between ethnic Kazakhs and ethnic Dungans (a Muslim group with Chinese origins) in the village of Masanchi within the Korday District of Kazakhstan.[4][6] As a result of the conflict, 11 persons died,[3] 185 were injured (34 of them having to be hospitalized)[1] and 47 persons were arrested.[4] It provoked damages costing around 1.7 billion tenge[2] and the displacement of around 20,000 people to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan.[1]

2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes
Part of the ethnic conflicts in Kazakhstan
Location of the Korday District in Kazakhstan, where the ethnic clashes happened
Date5–8 February 2020
Location
Masanchi, Korday District, Kazakhstan
Resulted in
  • Several deaths and injured persons
  • Displacement of around 20,000 persons to Kyrgyzstan[1]
  • Damages estimated at 1.7 billion tenge[2]
Parties to the civil conflict
Ethnic Dungans
Ethnic Kazakhs
Casualties
Death(s)11 deaths[3]
Injuries185 injured, of which 34 were hospitalized[1]
Arrested47 arrested[4][5]

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a statement regarding the conflict in which he gave his condolences to the family of the victims and stated that the situation was now controlled by the Military Police and the National Guard of Kazakhstan.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Бердибек Сапарбаев провел заседание областного штаба по ликвидации последствий ЧС". Kazinform (in Russian). 15 February 2020.
  2. "В Кордайском районе продолжаются работы по восстановлению посёлков". Khabar 24 (in Russian). 11 February 2020.
  3. "Число погибших из-за массовых беспорядков на юге Казахстана выросло до 11 человек". Interfax (in Russian). 13 February 2020.
  4. "Kazakhstan: Ethnic clashes kill 10, injure dozens". BBC. 9 February 2020.
  5. Smayil, Meyirim (8 February 2020). "В массовой драке в Масанчи участвовали 300 человек". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian).
  6. "Ten killed, dozens wounded in southern Kazakhstan clashes". Aljazeera.com. 8 February 2020.
  7. "Заявление Главы государства К.К. Токаева в связи с событиями в Жамбылской области" (in Kazakh). President of Kazakhstan. 8 February 2020.


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