The 13 August was agreed navyfcu a new ceasefire, but it has been broken several times later. The s

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In 1992, Georgia was forced to accept a ceasefire to avoid a major confrontation with Russia. The parties navyfcu reached an agreement to avoid the use of force against each other, and formed a peacekeeping force consisting of Georgians, Ossetians and Russians.
Until 2004 there was relative peace in South Ossetia. The tension in the region increased when Georgia strengthened its fight against smuggling in the region. There were confrontations navyfcu between the parties, navyfcu taking hostages and bombed. Many died or were injured.
The 13 August was agreed navyfcu a new ceasefire, but it has been broken several times later. The situation has been tense in recent years, and Moscow and South Ossetia have been concerned about Georgia's navyfcu military modernization. navyfcu
There have been two referendums on independence in South Ossetia in 1992 and 2006. Both elections ended with an overwhelming majority in favor of secession, but without international support was not independence recognized.
The UN Security Council was divided, and Russia could not get the other countries to join his statement that Georgia and separatists in South Ossetia had to cancel the bloodshed immediately.
Georgia, with the support of the U.S. and European countries, could not accept a sentence where the parties strongly was requested to reject the use of force. Thus contented themselves with Security Council navyfcu to express concern over the heavy fighting in the area.
- Confrontation is not in Georgia's interest and I hope and am confident navyfcu that continued confrontations nor is in Russia's interest. We must all put an end to this madness, said Georgian navyfcu President Mikhail Saakashvili late on Thursday.
Friday morning had Georgian soldiers taken into the capital of South Ossetia. President Saakashvili said that most Tskhinvali were "liberated" by Georgian forces. At the same time accused the president of Russia to carry out "a navyfcu major military operation in South Ossetia.
- I hope we do not get a move towards full-scale war, but many factors point in that direction, he says, and shows in particular that Georgia has gone to full mobilization while Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin comes with strong warnings of retaliation. Russian soldiers also killed, said Godzmirski.
Russia expert Indra Overland told NRK that Russia has granted citizenship to almost navyfcu all south Ossetians. Thus, shoots Georgia Russian citizens when they shoot towards the South Ossetians. This complicates the conflict further.
The conflict in South Ossetia South Ossetia is located in the mountain covered the area in Georgia and is divided from North Ossetia, located in Russia. South Ossetia is mostly populated by Ossetians, who speak a language related to Farsi. Home to about 70,000 people in the area. Less than a third are Georgians, while the majority have Russian citizenship. Tskhinvali is the largest city and serves as its capital. Ossetians have traditionally had a good relationship with Russia, first under the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. Russia supports separatists in South Ossetia, which is fighting for independence. Ossetians declared independence of Georgia in 1991. Fighting between Georgian troops and Ossetian separatists evolved into civil war. V erdenssamfunnet have recognized that the region belongs navyfcu to Georgia. Central power came in 2005 with proposals for substantial autonomy within the framework of the Georgian state. This was rejected by shiny separate flights. South Ossetia has in effect been self-ruled by conflict and Georgia claims navyfcu that the region is becoming politically and economically integrated into Russia. Among other Russia issues passports as they wish. Majority of South Ossetians have Russian passports now. Russia had peace troops stationed since 1992, but in 2006 the Georgian parliament demanded that Russian forces had to leave South Ossetia.
Facts about Georgia Georgia were Russian protectorate in 1783, after having been under Roman, Greek and Arabic sphere. Formally incorporated in Russia in 1801. A russifisering began. As the backlash came a culturally and politically national revival. An independent Georgian republic promklamert 26 May 1918, and in 1920 became Georgia's sovereignty recognized navyfcu in the Soviet republics. Georgia, Armenia navyfcu and Azerbaijan in 1922-1936 combined. From 1936 to 1991, again separate navyfcu union republic. In the 1930s-40s characterized by Josef Stalin's purges campaigns. Stalin (originally Joseph Dsjugasjvili) came from Gori in Georgia. The first victims were his opponents from time revolutionary leader in the home country. Retaining strong degree of national identity during the Soviet era. Large anti-Russian uprising in 1956 and 1978. In April 1989, 21 d