Eurasia Press & News
KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked militants’ hideout in a volatile tribal region on Monday and killed around 50 insurgents, taking the death toll to nearly 160 in five days of fighting, officials said.
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August, 2008
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11 August
Police fire to stop Kashmiris going to Pakistan
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – A Kashmiri separatist leader was among two people killed on Monday as police fired to stop traders from crossing into Pakistan to protest what they said was an economic blockade by Hindus, police said.
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11 August
Nine Turkish soldiers killed in rebel attack
TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) – Nine Turkish soldiers including a lieutenant colonel were killed on Monday when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device planted by separatist guerrillas, military sources told Reuters.
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11 August
Putin criticizes U.S. over South Ossetia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States on Monday, saying its support for Georgia in the conflict over the separatist region South Ossetia displayed a cynical Cold War mentality.
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11 August
Sweden’s Bildt heads to Georgia, urges ceasefire
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt left for Georgia on Monday to push for an end to an armed conflict there after Russian troops pushed into two separatist regions of the country.
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11 August
Saakashvili: 90 pct of Georgian casualties civilian
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Monday 90 percent of his country’s casualties in the conflict with Russia over South Ossetia were civilian.
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11 August
Russia denies major airstrikes against Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military on Monday denied Georgian claims that it used 50 aircraft to bomb Georgian territory overnight.
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11 August
Russia demands Georgian troops near Abkhazia disarm
TBILISI (Reuters) – Russian troops issued an ultimatum on Monday to Georgian forces near the breakaway region of Abkhazia to disarm or face attack, but Georgia swiftly rejected the demand.
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11 August
Russian leaders hold meeting on South Ossetia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s president, prime minister, defense minister and top generals on Monday attended a meeting on the military situation in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia, a Kremlin spokesman said.
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11 August
EU gives 1 million euro in aid for S.Ossetia
BRUSSELS, Aug 11 – The European Commission has released 1 million euros ($1.52 million) in humanitarian aid for civilians affected by the fighting in South Ossetia, it said in a statement.
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