War in South Ossetia


By The Big Picture


August 11, 2008


Abstract : The articles presents  through pictures the South Ossetia war in 2008, and underlines the conflict between Georgia and Russia.


Index terms : Georgia; Russia; South Ossetia; war; soldiers; armed forces


Quotation : "On Thursday, August 7th, Georgian armed forces entered into the breakaway region of South Ossetia to assert Georgian governance of the region - a de facto (yet largely unrecognized) independent republic that has support from neighboring Russia. Russia responded on August 8th by sending its own military into Georgia - not only into region of South Ossetia - but also into the nearby breakaway republic of Abkhazia and deeper into Georgia itself."


Source : Boston.com, http://www.boston.com/
URL : http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/war_in_south_ossetia.html
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By M.P.