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Georgia-Russia Crisis | August

Diplomatic tensions and clashes between Georgia and Russia finally erupted into a war. The fighting in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia in August caused dozens - possibly hundreds - of deaths and widespread destruction.
 

Georgian refugees from South Ossetia scuffle with police in front of parliament in Tbilisi Aug. 10, 2008. European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss South Ossetia, and Poland said the EU could play a stabilisation role in the region. [Xinhua] 
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