Russia to withdraw railroad troops from Abkhazia

                   
globalsecurity.org     Jul 25, 2008            

RIA Novosti 25/07/2008 11:48 MOSCOW, July 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will pull out its railroad troops from Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia on July 29-30, the troops' deputy commander said on Friday. "Work to repair a 55-km (34-mile) section of the railroad in the area, in cooperation with Russian Railways, has been accomplished," General Alexander Sobolev said, adding that the work had gone smoothly. Around 300 railroad troops arrived in the self-proclaimed republic on May 31 as part of an earlier-announced Russian aid and support program for the region. The deployment sparked a furious reaction from Georgia, which accused Moscow of preparing for military intervention in the Georgia-Abkhaz conflict. During the operation, the Russian troops repaired 50 km of railway tracks, replaced around 12,000 railway ties and... [read full story]                    

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Russian railroad troops to withdraw from Abkhazia in early August

mathaba.net     Jul 25, 2008          

MOSCOW, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Russian railroad troops have almost finished repair work on a railway in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia and will withdraw from the self-proclaimed republic in early August, the Russian...                    

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Russian Railway Troops To Leave Abkhazia Next Week - Report

georgiandaily.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Agence France Presse Russia's defense ministry said Friday around 400 troops deployed in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia in May would be pulled out next week, news agencies reported. "The task put before them by the...                    

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