A village confrontation in Georgia

Reuters:

Georgian and South Ossetian forces were in a tense stand-off on Monday over control of a disputed village on the edge of the breakaway region, according to Georgian and separatist officials.

Georgian and Russian troops fought a brief war in the region earlier this month and are now observing a fragile ceasefire.

Georgian officials said the village of Mosabruni was not part of separatist-controlled territory and alleged the separatists were planning a provocation against Georgian special forces who had been deployed there.

The separatist administration said the village was within South Ossetia and the Georgian forces were there unlawfully. It accused Tbilisi of massing armed men in preparation for an attack.

"According to our information, South Ossetian militias want to take this village. Our forces got the order not to shoot, but if Ossetians start shooting they will have to return fire," Kakha Lomaia, Secretary of Georgia's National Security Council, told Reuters.

Lomaia said the atmosphere in the majority Georgian-populated village was "very tense". He declined to say exactly when Georgian forces had returned there.

Although the village lies just inside the region of South Ossetia, it has been under Georgian control for over a decade and is considered by Georgia as part of its territory.

"We believe that the Ossetians are preparing a provocation there," Lomaia said.

A separatist official said the village, 70 km west of the regional capital Tskhinvali, lies inside South Ossetia, and the separatists were consulting Russian forces on their next move.
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Consistency is not an attribute in this confrontation. If the South Ossetians can declare independence why can't this village do the same? Considering the abuses of the South Ossetia militia since it is not surprising that Georgians who live in the area would have no confidence in turning their fate over to them.

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  1. Vigilante11:06 AM

    I am not a Georgian, but American. In my view, the partition and/or annexation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Russia could & should have been negotiated, would there have been diplomats sensitive to the desires of the peoples involved. A lot of suffering bloodshed destruction and other (now) unending unpleasantness might have been avoided. Unfortunately Saakashvili, Bush and McCain are still talking from their pre-August 9th mentality.

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