Word: abkhazian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Moaning from pain and shock, Elgudzha Bagaturia staggered into the brick house where fellow Georgian soldiers were taking cover from small arms fire. A stream of blood gushed from a hole in his neck, courtesy of a grenade hurled by Abkhazian insurgents trying to take the city of Sukhumi, the capital of their autonomous region within Georgia. Suddenly, an exploding shell shook the house from the left. Then another concussion, this time from the right. The enemy artillery was zeroing in on its target. "Outside everyone!" shouted Misha, the black-bearded commander. "They have found...
Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze was under fire on all sides. Only after he threatened to resign did parliament give him emergency powers to quash armed rebellions. Last weekend he was besieged by Abkhazian separatists battling to gain control of their capital...
Washington -- Moscow officially claims to be neutral in the conflicts brewing in the former Soviet republic of GEORGIA. But U.S. and Georgian intelligence reports show that the Russian army has been providing weapons, detailed intelligence and direct operational military support to Abkhazian separatists fighting the Georgian government. Also, Russian military-intelligence officers have met with opponents of Georgian head of state Eduard Shevardnadze and discussed demonstrations against him that are planned for September...
...FLYERS have apparently been willing to sell their lethal skills for just a few thousand dollars. Former Soviet pilots are acting as mercenaries and flying Su-25s in sorties against positions in the republic of Georgia for a mere $5,000 a trip. The money is being paid by Abkhazian separatists trying to force Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze to let their enclave become an independent state...
...reputation on the parliamentary elections. The gamble paid off. Georgians turned out to vote in such huge numbers -- over 80% cast ballots in most regions -- that many had to wait for hours in line. Armed with such a mandate, Shevardnadze hopes to revive peace talks with Moscow over the Abkhazian crisis, and promptly moved last week to set up a new defense council to bring his own military forces under control...