GEORGIA UPDATE.
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
A ZVIADIST MUTINY IN THE GEORGIAN ARMY.
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
UNITED STATES PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA’S BORDER FORCES.
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
GEORGIAN GUERRILLA LEADER APPEARS ON RUSSIAN TV.
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 GUARDS, EVICTED FROM POTI, YIELD GEORGIA’S SEABOARD.
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
CLASHES ACROSS THE GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ DEMARCATION LINE.
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
WESTERN-ORIENTED YOUNG MEN RISING IN GEORGIA’S LEADERSHIP.
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
ABKHAZ INCURSION INTO GEORGIA.
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