South Ossetia, the breakaway Georgian region, voted Sunday in its first presidential election since Russia recognised its independence following a war with Georgia in 2008.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) called on Russia to end its "occupation" of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili (left) during a visit to Tbilisi.
One year after Georgia and Russia went to war over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, the wounds of the conflict are still wide open in the Georgian city of Gori – and the fear of a new outbreak of violence is palpable.
On August 7 2008, Georgia and Russia went to war over the small breakaway province of South Ossetia. One year on, tensions on the ground remain high, to the point that there are even fears in some quarters of another war.
