Ceasefire

                   
yahoo.com: Georgian troops move towards the South Ossetian border in an unknown location in Georgia. Georgia and South Ossetia have agreed to cease hostilities pending a Russian-brokered meeting on Friday, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the commander of peacekeepers in the breakaway region. yahoo.com

Georgia urges ceasefire, talks after heavy clashes

reuters.com     4 hrs ago   20 related          

By Margarita Antidze MEGVREKISI, Georgia (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted between Georgian forces and separatists in breakaway South Ossetia on Thursday, following nearly a week of clashes that have deepened fears of...                    

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Iraqi cleric links truce, US withdrawal timetable

iht.com     6 hrs ago   7 related          

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will call on his fighters to maintain a cease-fire against American troops but may lift the order if a planned Iraq-U.S. security agreement lacks a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces,...                    

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Sri Lanka says offensive against rebels succeeding

alertnet.org     10 hrs ago   16 related          

COLOMBO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government said on Thursday it was making gains in an offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels, as soldiers killed 16 rebels in fresh battles in the north. Defence spokesman Keheliya...                    

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Gaza militants warn Israel truce may end in 3 weeks

alertnet.org     39 mins ago   1 related          

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) militant group on Thursday warned Israel that a truce between Israel and Hamas which went into effect on June 19 was in danger of collapse,...                    

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Ifax says Georgia and S.Ossetia agree truce

tiscali.co.uk     3 hrs ago   8 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia and South Ossetian separatists agreed on a truce in the troubled province until they hold Russian-mediated talks, Interfax news agency quoted the head of Russian peacekeepers in the region as saying....                    

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Georgia offers ceasefire

reuters.com     4 hrs ago          

Aug 7 - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is offering South Ossetian separatists an immediate ceasefire following days of heavy fighting. Russia accused Tbilisi of triggering overnight clashes with rebels and...                    

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'Turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir affects security'

indiaenews.com     9 hrs ago          

From correspondents in Delhi, India, 06:04 PM IST Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Wednesday said the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir does not augur well for the security scenario and that additional forces will be sent to...                    

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Manila gives Muslim rebels 24 hours to leave farms

thestar.com.my     13 hrs ago   5 related          

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines gave Muslim rebels 24 hours to pull out of nine Catholic farming villages they have occupied or face a combined military and police offensive, in a ratcheting up of tension in the volatile south.                    

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Firing from Pakistani side along LoC in Kashmir

indiaenews.com     13 hrs ago   2 related          

From correspondents in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 01:32 PM IST In a third cross-border firing incident since last month, the five-year ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan was again violated Wednesday as fresh firing...                    

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India: Pakistan army fired over Kashmir frontier

iht.com     yesterday   2 related          

Pakistani soldiers violated the cease-fire in Kashmir on Wednesday, shooting across the heavily fortified frontier in the Himalayan region for the third time in two weeks, the Indian army said. Pakistani soldiers opened machine...                    

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