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Posted: September 4, 2009 |
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In August 2008, Georgia launched a military operation to take control of the breakaway province of South Ossetia -- an operation Russia soundly defeated. Since then, Russia has recognized South Ossetia and another breakaway region, Abkhazia, as independent states. A year later, residents from both countries held vigils to remember the lives lost.
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| On Aug. 7, 2008, Georgian forces entered South Ossetia to prevent a separatist uprising in the pro-Russian province. Russia responded by sending tanks and jets to push the Georgian army out of the area. Here, a South Ossetian woman cries over the loss of relatives from the three days of fighting. |
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| Photo Credit: John Wendle/Atlas Press Photo |
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