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Five blasts in Georgia near conflict zone (Reuters)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:51:20 GMT

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian officials said there were five explosions near the de-facto border between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia on Sunday, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Tbilisi and separatists.

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Four blasts in Georgia breakaway region: agencies (Reuters)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:32:56 GMT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian peacekeepers said four explosions went off in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia early on Sunday, according to Russian news agencies reports, in the latest sign of growing conflict.

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Abkhazia says Georgia planned to take region by force (Boston Globe)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:05:40 GMT

Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia said on Saturday Tbilisi had planned to take the area over by military force earlier this year but failed in its mission, Russian agencies reported.

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Medvedev calls for talks over Georgian crisis (News & Information)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:16:45 GMT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday it was “unacceptable to foment tension” around Georgia’s separatist regions, and called for talks, a Kremlin press service official said….Read more

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Russia, Abkhazia accuse Georgia of preparing for military conflict (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:58:01 GMT

Moscow/Tbilisi - Russia along with Sergei Bagapch, the leader of the Georgian breakaway republic of Abkhazia, on Saturday accused Georgia of preparing for a military takeover of Abkhazia, the Interfax news agency reported. According to the report, th...

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World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: 2 Killed in South Ossetia (New York Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:12:28 GMT

A firefight between Georgian troops and soldiers from the separatist province of South Ossetia left two people dead and at least 11 wounded, a spokeswoman for the separatist government said.

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Abkhazia says Georgia planned to take region by force (Reuters)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:05:32 GMT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia said on Saturday Tbilisi had planned to take the area over by military force earlier this year but failed in its mission, Russian agencies reported.

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South Ossetia comes under fire again from Georgia (Russia News Net)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:45:37 GMT

A Georgian police post opened fire at 23.20 Moscow time on Saturday at a South Ossetian police post in the village of Ubiat, the South Ossetian chief press officer of the Joint Control Committee for t...

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Four blasts in Georgia breakaway region - agencies (Alertnet)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:29:05 GMT

Source: Reuters MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters) - Russian peacekeepers said four explosions went off in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia early on Sunday, according to Russian news agencies reports, in the latest ...

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World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: 2 Killed in South Ossetia (OTB News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:20:01 GMT

A firefight between Georgian troops and soldiers from the separatist province of South Ossetia left two people dead and at least 11 wounded, a spokeswoman for the separatist government said.

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Georgian forces shell towns in South Ossetia (International Herald Tribune)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:59 GMT

Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia on Friday mobilised reservists and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in heavy exchanges of fire overnight.

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Abkhazia: Georgia planned spring invasion (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:07:00 GMT

The leader of Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia says Georgian forces were planning to invade the republic this spring but were foiled.Sergei Bagapsh told reporters Saturday that Georgia had plans to attack and invade the region in April or May but were prevented by unnamed Abkhazian measures, RIA Novosti reported. The plan (developed by Georgia's Defense Ministry) has been obtained by...

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GEORGIA - SOUTH OSSETIA: Tense standoff in South Ossetia (France 24)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:35:16 GMT

Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia mobilised reservists on Friday and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in heavy exchanges of fire overnight.

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Russia accuses Georgia of open aggression (Russia News Net)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:05:33 GMT

TSKHINVALI, Georgia — Russia accused Georgia of "an open act of aggression" on Friday after the separatist South Ossetia region said Georgian forces had killed two people in a mortar an...

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Russia asks Georgia not to stir tensions in regions (Alertnet)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:32:56 GMT

Source: Reuters (Adds background) By Oleg Shchedrov ASTANA, July 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday to refrain from "stoking tensions& ...

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Russia asks Georgia to not aggravate rebel regions (Alertnet)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:01:02 GMT

Source: Reuters ASTANA, July 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday to refrain from "stoking tensions" in Georgia's breakaway regions. ...

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Georgia accuses Russia of supporting separatists in South Ossetia (Xinhuanet)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:19:21 GMT

The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Saturday accused Russia of supporting separatists, according to news reaching here from Tbilisi.

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South Ossetian separatists say 2 killed, 11 wounded in Georgian shelling (San Diego Union)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:36 GMT

Georgian forces shelled several towns in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, killing two people and wounding 11 others, separatist officials said Friday.

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Russia & Georgian actions against S.Ossetia (Global Security)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:57:45 GMT

Russia calls Georgian actions against S.Ossetia "open aggression"04/07/2008 20:03 MOSCOW, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday after mortar fire hit Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia overnight that Georgia's actions amount to "open aggression". "Tbilisi's actions point to an open act of aggression against South Ossetia... Moscow believes it is unacceptable when...

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GEORGIA - ANALYSIS: South Ossetia shelling – business as usual (France24)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:38:32 GMT

The tiny breakaway province of South Ossetia has declared a “general mobilization” after shelling killed three people. The Ossetians accuse the Georgian government; the Georgians say the Ossetians started it. read more

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