1South Ossetians say the province's long-term future is as part of Russia.
2It's delusional for the South Ossetians to think they could be independent.
3I had a feeling the Ossetians were shooting directly at our houses.
4Russia has earlier said South Ossetians and Abkhazians would only accept Russian peacekeepers.
5Georgia said it launched the invasion to protect its villages from the South Ossetians.
6Georgia says 13 people are being held by the Ossetians.
7Ossetians are ethnically different from Georgians with their own language.
8The problem is that Ossetians and Abkhazians themselves do not trust anyone but Russian peacekeepers.
9Russia has accused Tbilisi of waging a campaign of "genocide" against South Ossetians.
10Russia granted passports to most Abkhaz and South Ossetians.
11But the Georgians needed to keep the tunnel open so that South Ossetians could escape north.
12We urge all parties, Georgians, South Ossetians and Russians to de-escalate the tension and avoid conflict.
13Russia has accused Tbilisi of waging a campaign of "genocide" against the South Ossetians.
14Natives of the Russian region of North Ossetia are from the same ethnic group as South Ossetians.
15Several thousand South Ossetians are also homeless.
16He was referring to the South Ossetians and Abkhaz, whose representatives also took part in the talks.
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