The first week of the military conflict in Georgia: the chronology of events
At the close of the conflict: 1st – 7th August, 2008. On 1st August, 2008, first news about the outbreak of a local border conflict in the region appeared. There were repeated armed skirmishes under way between the Georgian army and South Ossetian troops which claimed several victims also in the ranks of civilians. The parties accused each other of escalating the conflict: the Georgian party accused South Ossetian…