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Article: 3 Georgian Soldiers Slain in South Ossetia
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- August 18, 2004
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MISHA DZHINDZHIKASHVILI, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
08-18-2004
Dateline: TBILISI, Georgia
Three Georgian peacekeepers were killed in overnight shooting in South Ossetia, officials said Wednesday, while Russia scoffed at Georgia's appeal for foreign mediation in the breakaway region where daily exchanges of gunfire have stoked fears of war.
Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili appealed to world leaders Tuesday to convene an international conference on the escalating conflict in South Ossetia and deploy Western peacekeepers in the region.
Russia, which has the only foreign peacekeepers in South Ossetia and is wary of Saakashvili's pro-Western course, bristled at the initiative. ...