_________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ---------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 05:45:31 +0300 (EET DST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BOUNCE [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Admin request of type /\bsubscribe\b/i at line 4 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 13 05:45:30 2001 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-33.mail.demon.net [ Subject: Georgian-Backed Rebels Fire On Russian Troops [ Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- ["We will not only attack the terrorists but those who harbor terrorists" - except when they're NATO members or candidate members. >From the Balkans to the Caucasus, the Caspian to Central Asia, NATO's Great Game is underway in earnest.] THE TIMES (London) FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 2001 "Abkhazia's leader, Vladislav Ardzinba, has appealed to President Putin to 'thwart Georgia's policy of state terrorism' and prevent a war." Guerrillas fire on Russian peacekeepers FROM VANORA BENNETT IN MOSCOW GUERRILLAS last night fired on Russian peacekeeping soldiers in Abkhazia, the breakaway region of Georgia. The guerrillas tried to enter Abkhazia but were repelled when Russian soldiers opened fire, according to Garry Kupalba, an Abkhazian politician. The episode is the latest skirmish in a simmering conflict on Russias southern frontier. It has increased so sharply that Moscow has sent troops to reinforce its border. Newspapers are referring to the fighting as a new arena for the war on terrorism. The violence in the volatile Caucasus mountains, near Chechnya, has worsened already strained relations between Russia and its small neighbour, Georgia. Georgia said yesterday that, like Russia, it was moving armed units to the conflict zone. The separatist region between Georgia and Russia claimed de facto independence in 1993 after a war in the early 1990s. Abkhazias leader, Vladislav Ardzinba, has appealed to President Putin to thwart Georgias policy of state terrorism and prevent a war. The roots of the new conflict lie in Chechnya, which shares a border with Georgia. Since Russia sent troops into Chechnya in 1999 to quell separatism, it has accused Georgia of harbouring guerrillas among the 6,000 Chechen refugees that Georgia has admitted. Georgia denies all Russias charges, but in the past week 200 armed Chechens and Georgians have broken into Abkhazia from Georgia. Abkhazian officials say they were trying to enter Russia, but were beaten back into the Kodori Gorge, a lawless no mans land. On Monday a helicopter with five UN military observers was shot down over the gorge, killing all nine people on board. Abkhazia says it was shot down by the Chechen and Georgian fighters, who are now encircled by Abkhazian forces near the crash site. On Tuesday unmarked aircraft bombed villages along the Kodori Gorge. Russia and Georgia are accusing each other of having sent them. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9NCEt Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
