Directory of South Ossetia Resources

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• BBC News - Regions and Territories: South Ossetia

  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18269210
  An overview of South Ossetia including key facts, political leaders and the local media.

• Boston Globe - The Big Picture: War in South Ossetia

  http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/war_in_south_ossetia.html
  News photos of the August 2008 war.

• GlobalSecurity.org - South Ossetia Military Guide

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/south-ossetia.htm
  News, maps and information on the Ministry of Defense, military facilities, security agencies and special weapons.

• Satellite Images Show Destruction, Ethnic Attacks - Human Rights Watch

  https://www.hrw.org/news/2008/08/27/georgia-satellite-images-show-destruction-ethnic-attacks
  Satellite images confirm the widespread torching of ethnic Georgian villages inside South Ossetia. Detailed analysis of the damage depicted in ethnic Georgian villages shows the destruction was caused by intentional burning and not armed combat.

• The Guardian - Q&A: South Ossetia Dispute

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/08/georgia.russia4
  Explanation of the history behind the breakaway region's push for independence.

• The New York Times - South Ossetia News

  http://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/south-ossetia
  Breaking news and archival information about its people, politics and economy.

• Wikipedia - 2008 South Ossetia War

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_war
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the background, combatants, impacts and peace plan relating to the August conflict between Georgia and Russia.

• Wikipedia - Category: 2008 South Ossetia War

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2008_South_Ossetia_war
  Collection of hyperlinked encyclopica articles relating to the conflict.

• Wikipedia - Category: South Ossetia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:South_Ossetia
  Collection of hyperlinked encyclopedia articles about the semi-autonomous area of Georgia.

• Wikipedia - Georgian–Ossetian Conflict

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Ossetian_conflict
  Hyperlinekd encyclopedia article about the ethno-political conflict in Georgia's former autonomous region of South Ossetia, which evolved in 1989 and developed into a civil war in 1991–1992.

• Wikipedia - South Ossetia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Ossetia
  Encyclopedia entry on the region which declared its independence as the Republic of South Ossetia early in the 1990s during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

• Wikipedia - South Ossetian Independence Referendum, 2006

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Ossetian_independence_referendum,_2006
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article includes background, the political climate, alternative elections and referendum, reactions and results.

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