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One year on: Georgia-Russia war
06 Aug 2009
 Source: AlertNet
Late on Aug. 7, 2008 the Georgian army attacked rebel areas in its South Ossetia region bordering Russia. Russia stepped in to help the rebels and defeated Georgia's forces in a five day war.

The peace is fragile and tens of thousands who fled still live in temporary accommodation. Reuters AlertNet looks back at the war and what it means for the future.

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  • VIDEO: The 2008 Georgia-Russia war

    • ANALYSIS AND FEATURES

  • ANALYSIS: Georgia peace fragile one year after war
  • FEATURE: Displaced Georgians pine for home
  • FEATURE: Scarred South Ossetia penniless, shaky after war
  • ANALYSIS: Georgia more modest one year after war
  • ANALYSIS: Europe war risk no longer unthinkable post Georgia
  • FEATURE: Russia casts long shadow over aspiring Abkhaz state

    • FACTBOXES

  • FACTBOX: Georgia's rebel regions
  • FACTBOX: Details on the 2008 war

    • BACKGROUND BRIEFING

  • AlertNet briefing on Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia
  • MEDIAWATCH: Press reaction to war anniversary

    NEWS AND INTERVIEWS

  • Accusations mark Georgia-Russia war anniversary
  • 30,000 Georgians still displaced after 2008 war says Amnesty
  • Georgia denies claim of "aggressive rearming"
  • Russia backs EU not U.S. role in Georgia
  • Russia says raises readiness of troops in South Ossetia
  • Russia vows to stop Georgia re-arming
  • INTERVIEW: Rebel South Ossetia wants unity with Russia
  • For more news from Georgia and its rebel regions click here

    • BLOGS

  • UNICEF-Rebuilt water and sanitation systems help heal scars of conflict
  • OXFAM GB-Post-conflict, people in limbo
  • IRC-Poverty and insecurity after Russia-Georgia war




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    Relatives grieve during a remembrance ceremony at the cemetery for Georgian soldiers killed during last year Georgia's war conflict with Russia over South Ossetia in Tbilisi August 7, 2009. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili ...


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