Website: Georgia

This record provides a range of links to important sources of information provide the historical background, context and analysis of the territorial conflicts within Georgia, particularly as regards South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Ajar.

For further detailed information outlining the breakout of hostilities between Russia and Georgia in August 2008 see separate records.

[2016: Please note that some of the information sources / websites listed here have now been withdrawn by the issuing organisations - links have been updated where an alternative source is available].

• Primary Source

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (IIFFMCG – CEIIG)(original link no longer available - scroll down this new link to Tagliavini Report (Vols.I / II / III) http://www.caucasus-dialog.net/Caucasus-Dialog/Activities_%26_Docs.html

ICG: Regions / Countries: Europe: Caucasus: Georgia https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/caucasus/georgia

Georgia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (accessible via Blogspot.com: may not be a permanent link) http://georgiamfa.blogspot.com/

Website: Georgia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mfa.gov.ge/Home.aspx?lang=en-US

Website: Russia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://archive.mid.ru//brp_4.nsf/main_eng

Russia Today: Background to conflict: independent streak of breakaway republics http://rt.com/news/

BBC News: Georgia-Russia conflict http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2008/georgia_russia_conflict/default.stm

Deutsche Welle: Dossier: War in the Caucasus 2008 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3549311,00.html

US: State Department: Background Note: Georgia (the specific pages on the crisis in Georgia in 2008 have been removed) http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5253.htm

International Crisis Group: Georgia https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/caucasus/georgia

Website: Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) http://gfsis.org/

Website: Georgian Daily http://georgiandaily.com/

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe: Field Activities: Caucasus: OSCE Mission to Georgia http://www.osce.org/georgia-closed/

OSCE: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku http://www.osce.org/baku

Wikipedia: South Ossetia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Ossetia

Wikipedia: Georgian-Ossetian conflict http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian-Ossetian_conflict

Wikipedia: Georgian-Abkhazian conflict http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian-Abkhazian_conflict

EurAsianet.Org: Georgia http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/georgia

ESO: Background information: Georgia recovers as rebel regions suffer http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgia-recovers-as-rebel-regions-suffer/

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF): Political initiatives: International security: Conflict in the South Caucasus (this webpage is no longer available - instead link goes to closest relevant page on this website) http://www.gmfus.org/topic/europes-east-russia

Georgia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Russian Aggression: Materials presented to the Taglivini Commission by the Georgian Government http://www.civil.ge/files/files/GeorgianGovernmentReportWar.pdf

Wikipedia: Russo-Georgian War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War

CNN: 2008 Georgia Russia Conflict Fast Facts http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/13/world/europe/2008-georgia-russia-conflict/

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