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Article: Roundup: Georgia, South Ossetia exchange fire again
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- August 8, 2008
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Roundup: Georgia, South Ossetia exchange fire again
MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Georgian armed forces traded gunfire
with militants of the breakaway region of South Ossetia near the
regional capital Tskhinvali overnight Thursday into Friday, and
South Ossetia said the number of fatalities is estimated at over 1,
000.
The conflict erupted not long after Georgian President Mikhail
Saakashvili said he was offering South Ossetia a ceasefire following
days of clashes.
He urged South Ossetian separatist leaders to join direct talks
on resolving the conflict. South Ossetia had also agreed to hold
fire until talks.
But a Georgian government statement said South Ossetia launched
attacks on ...