Aug 8 (Reuters) - Below are details of how Georgian and Russian armed forces compare. RUSSIA GEORGIA Army 395,000* 32,000** Main Battle Tanks 23,000 128 Armoured Personnel Carriers 9,900 44 Artillery pieces 26,000 109 Attack aircraft 1,809 8 Helicopters 1,932 37
Available for military service (Age 16-49) Men 36.2 mln 1.1 mln Women 37.0 mln 1.2 mln * Estimate includes 190,000 conscripts. Russia has a further 419,000 in paramilitary forces ** Georgia has asked parliament to increase troop strength by a further 5,000
A resident examines a burned room of a government girls' school torched by Islamic militants in the outskirts of Mingora, the troubled area of Swat August 7, 2008. Pakistani security forces ...
