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Russia ”used cluster bombs” in Georgia: Rights group

A U.S. human rights group on Friday accused Russia of dropping cluster bombs in populated areas of Georgia during its military offensive that began last week, but Moscow denied the charge. Human Rights Watch said Russian aircraft had used cluster bombs in two separate raids on the towns of Ruisi …

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Russian invaders destroy civilian infrastructure of Georgia

On picture: Members of pro-Moscow Abkhaz formations.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia calls upon the international community to stop Russian actions aimed at destroying the Georgian statehood. The ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia released an official statement on Saturday.

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Rebels call on Caucasus not to support Russia in its war with Georgia

The Russian-Georgian conflict over control of the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has become an international crisis. The United States, the European Union, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are now involved in the conflict in various ways, in addition to Russia and Georgia. Other forces in the …

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Russian forces sink Georgian ships

Russian forces have sunk several vessels in Georgia’s military port of Poti, Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid has reported from the scene.   The attack on Wednesday follows a day of dramatic developments in the Russia-Georgia conflict amid what appears to be an escalation of military action on the ground.

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Saakashvili: Georgia to leave CIS

Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s president, has told tens of thousands of people at a rally outside the country’s parliament that Georgia will quit the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and urged Ukraine to follow suit.

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