Tag: Georgia
Russia attacks Georgia: Is it a mere beginning of a territorial war in the region?
Just when world leaders where attending grand opening of Olympic games in Beijing, Russian tanks moved into South Ossetia to counter Georgia’s surprise attack on the region. Russia has sent tanks, troops and warplanes in to the region. In the battle that is raging in large parts of Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, more [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Announcements.
Tags: attacks, Georgia, Politics & Society, Russia, separatists, South Ossetia, territorial war, troops, UN
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War clouds hover over the Caucasus region as Russia supports separatist South Ossetia
South Ossetia, a region which is legally a part of Georgia, is almost fully under the control of separatist groups that want to cede from Georgia and join the Russian region of North Ossetia. The nights here regularly see intermittent gun and mortar fire between the official Georgian forces and the armed separatist groups. South [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2012 under Announcements.
Tags: Boris Chochiev, Georgia, NATO, North Ossetia, Politics & Society, Russia, South Ossetia, Stalin, Tskhinvali, War
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