Article: Back to the USSR. Moscow moves to reclaim an old fief

Article: Georgia demands that South Ossetia release detained Georgian agents
AP Worldstream;  June 30, 2004 ;     447 words ......involving representatives from South Ossetia, Georgia, Russia and the Russian...one of the key forums for Georgia and South Ossetia to talk, and it is unusual...them. Tensions between Georgia and South Ossetia rose last month after Georgia...

Article: Georgia declares ceasefire in South Ossetia.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  August 10, 2008 ;     508 words ...Georgia declares ceasefire in South Ossetia By: Vinay Shukla Moscow...Russia, which moved into South Ossetia after Georgia's US-trained troops launched...to return to the fold of Georgian sovereignty. South Ossetia says an estimated 2,000...

Article: Saakashvili in Washington; U.S. should help Georgia on South Ossetia.(OPED)
The Washington Times;  August 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......American backing for South Ossetia's peaceful return to Georgian administration...comprised of Georgia, Russia, North Ossetia and South Ossetia - a permanent...the people of South Ossetia toward their return to Georgian administration...

Article: Russia assails Georgia, OSCE over tensions in South Ossetia
AP Worldstream;  July 31, 2004 ;     440 words ......simmering tensions in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia and warned a European...separatists in South Ossetia and another breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia...vowed to reaffirm Georgia's control over South Ossetia. "Just as the Volga...

Article: Georgia vows to secure release of 4 servicemen detained in South Ossetia
Xinhua News Agency;  July 8, 2008 ;     272 words ......servicemen detained in South Ossetia MOSCOW, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's Defense Ministry...recognized. In 1992, Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia and North Ossetia set...force formed by Russia, Georgia and South Ossetia was sent to the conflict...

Article: Battle for rebels' capital; War footing: Georgian tanks on a road near Tskhinvali, South Ossetia. Georgia said it was trying to crush a "criminal regime". Russia said it would protect its citizens.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  August 8, 2008 ;     634 words ......The head of Georgian peacekeepers in South Ossetia said the operation...Abkhazia, another Georgian breakaway province.. SOUTH OSSETIA: THE FACTS The Republic of South Ossetia declared its independence during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict...

Article: Russia ignores cease-fire proposal; expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships ; Russians fend off calls to cease hostilities, saying they must have assurances Georgian troops are leaving South Ossetia.
Dayton Daily News;  August 11, 2008 ;     506 words ......withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian province battered...to cross from South Ossetia into the territory of Georgia proper, but...sank one of the Georgian vessels. South Ossetia broke away from Georgian control in 1992...

Article: Russia launches attack on Georgia; Countries on the brink of war over breakaway enclave of South Ossetia.(FRONT)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  August 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......breakaway enclave of South Ossetia yesterday after Georgia launched a surprise...Saakashvili said Georgian military forces...territory of South Ossetia'' except for...face of the South Ossetia fighting. Early today, Georgian Interior Ministry...

Article: Authorities in separatist South Ossetia seize passenger buses headed to Georgia
AP Worldstream;  June 28, 2004 ;     325 words ......Georgia Authorities in Georgia's separatist South Ossetia region confirmed Monday...Georgia's blockade of South Ossetia. Georgian authorities, she said...trucks carrying flour into South Ossetia. Georgian officials claim the fuel...

Article: Russia, Georgia rattle sabers over Ossetia; South Ossetia is pushing hard to break from Georgia with support from Russia.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......of war between Georgia and Russia. At issue is South Ossetia's renewed push...Russia's help. But Georgians say it amounts...the problem of South Ossetia and Abkhazia...another breakaway Georgian region. But Georgians...of which oppose Georgia using force to rein ...

Article: Separatist South Ossetia region calls off talks with Georgia amid rising tensions
AP Worldstream;  September 26, 2005 ;     241 words ......Dateline: TBILISI, Georgia The separatist province of South Ossetia called off talks with Georgia that had been...shelling and accused South Ossetia of breaching commitments...celebration on Sept. 20. Georgia's minister for...ended in 1992. Georgian President ...

Article: Georgia moves weapons closer to breakaway region of South Ossetia
AP Worldstream;  June 3, 2004 ;     389 words ......force in the area. Georgia's President Mikhail...separatist provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia under...he briefly sent Georgian troops into South Ossetia Monday in a show...railway link between South Ossetia and the rest of Georgia. During the session...

Article: Separatist South Ossetia region calls off talks with Georgia amid rising tension
AP Worldstream;  September 26, 2005 ;     278 words ......Dateline: TBILISI, Georgia The separatist province of South Ossetia called off talks with Georgia that had been...celebration on Sept. 20. Georgia's minister for...illegally supplied South Ossetia with heavy weaponry...ended in 1992. Georgian President Mikhail...vowed ...

Article: Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia hold first meeting since August conflict
Xinhua News Agency;  April 23, 2009 ;     279 words ...Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia hold first meeting since...Representatives of Russia, Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia met on Thursday for the...Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Georgia and South Ossetia have agreed at the talks...