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Article: U.S. Troops Start Anti-Terrorism Training in Republic of Georgia
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
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- May 17, 2002
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MOSCOW - American troops landing in Georgia in the next few days
plan to remain in the former Soviet republic for almost two years as
they train key units of the Georgian armed forces, the commander of
the U.S force said Thursday.
The Pentagon has said the training will help the Georgian military
"address the situation in the Pankisi Gorge," a lawless area of
northeast Georgia where Washington says terrorists linked to al-
Qaida may be sheltered among Muslim guerrillas.
The training program commander told reporters, however, that he
and his officers will not visit the rugged Pankisi area, just 21
miles by air from Tbilisi, the Georgian capital.
"We have not now nor do we plan to survey or go ...