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| Caucasus |
| Georgia sends troops into Pankisi Gorge... |
| 2002-08-25 |
| Georgia has sent about 1,000 troops into the lawless Pankisi Gorge near the border with Chechnya, which Russia says has become a refuge for Chechen rebels. The Georgian Interior Ministry said its forces were undertaking anti-criminal and anti-terrorist operations in the gorge. About time, isn't it? They've been putting it off long enough... Tension between Russia and Georgia over the gorge has been mounting in recent weeks and Moscow has threatened direct military action unless Tbilisi tackles the problem. Georgia claims that Russian jets bombed villages near the gorge on Friday. Russia strongly denied the claim but the United States issued a rebuke against a "violation of Georgian sovereignty". Guess they figured if they don't get off the stick and do it, the Russers were going to... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 This is virtually the scenario that got the Russian Empire into the Caucasus in the first place in the early 1800's. "If you can't keep your thieving subjects under control we will do it for you." |
| Posted by: Tom Roberts 2002-08-26 05:01:33 |