▁The ▁Forest ▁Brothers ▁( , ▁t q ' is ▁dz ' m eb i ) ▁was ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁group ▁consisting ▁mostly ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Georg ians ▁who ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁break away ▁republic ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁after ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁regular ▁army ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Ab kh az ia ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 3 ) ▁and ▁resist ed ▁the ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁of ▁Georg ians ▁in ▁the ▁disput ed ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁group , ▁along ▁with ▁another ▁gu err illa ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁White ▁Leg ion , ▁continued ▁low - int ens ity ▁gu err illa ▁war ▁against ▁Ab kh az ▁forces ▁along ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry , ▁under ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁its ▁gu err illa ▁war fare , ▁the ▁Forest ▁Brothers ▁engaged ▁in ▁kid n app ings , ▁sm ugg ling ▁and ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁The ▁Forest ▁Brothers ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁D ato ▁Sh eng elia . ▁Sh eng elia ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁group ▁after ▁Mik he il ▁Sa ak ash v ili ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁Georgia ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁police ▁arrested ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Forest ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Zug d idi . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁February