Georgian authorities report the apprehension of approximately a dozen Zviadists, military and civilian, who were involved in the October 19 abortive putsch (see the Monitor,... MORE

More than 200 soldiers, supporters of the late president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, rebelled against President Eduard Shevardnadze yesterday in western Georgia, a traditional Zviadist territory. They... MORE

Georgia's Border Protection Department announced yesterday that the United States is assisting, financially and technically, the development of Georgia's border protection forces. This year, Washington... MORE

Zurab Samushia, leader of the shadowy Georgian White Legion, made an unusual appearance yesterday on Russian state television. Samushia maintained that the White Legion operates... MORE

Russian border guard forces ceased patrolling the central and northern sectors of Georgia's maritime border as of yesterday. Both land-based troops and the naval component... MORE

At least four Abkhaz militiamen were killed in an ambush laid by Georgian guerrillas in Abkhazia during the night of August 10-11. On the same... MORE

Twenty-eight year old, U.S.-educated Mikheil Saakashvili was elected yesterday to the post of majority leader in the Georgian parliament. Saakashvili until now headed the parliament's... MORE

During the night of August 8-9, three Abkhaz militiamen crossed the demarcation line and attacked a Georgian police post in Zugdidi district. They were killed... MORE

A Georgian naval crew left yesterday for Germany to take delivery of a coastal guard ship, a gift from the German government. Another coastal guard... MORE