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