Russians Continue Pull Out From Georgia

A Russian soldier looks out from the hatch of an armored vehicle August 20, 2008 on the main Gori-Tbilisi highway, near Igoeti, Georgia.  The Russian government announced a troop pullback by this weekend, though little significant withdrawal was visible on the ground in Georgia.
A Russian soldier looks out from the hatch of an armored vehicle August 20, 2008 on the main Gori-Tbilisi highway, near Igoeti, Georgia. The Russian government announced a troop pullback by this weekend, though little significant withdrawal was visible on the ground in Georgia.
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Ossetians (with a Russian flag flying, background) attend a Russia-South Ossetia unity and support rally against the recent war with Georgia August 21, 2008 in Tskinvali, the capital of the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia.  South Ossetia has been de facto independent from Georgia since the early 1990s, and has been forging closer ties with Russia in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgian war. Russian troops sit atop an armored vehicle as they head away from Tbilisi on the main Gori-to-Tbilisi highway August 22, 2008 outside of Gori, Georgia. Russian forces pulled back in earnest from the main highway in Georgia, allowing Georgian officials to re-enter the city two weeks after hostilities broke out between the two countries. A Russian soldier walks back to his convoy August 20, 2008 on the main Gori-Tbilisi highway, near Igoeti, Georgia.  The Russian government announced a troop pullback by this weekend, though little significant withdrawal was visible on the ground in Georgia. A Russian soldier leaves his position as Russian troops pull out from the last checkpoint they control, near Kharvaleti, on the road from Tbilisi to Gori, on August 22, 2008 in Georgia. Russian forces pulled back in earnest from the main highway in Georgia, allowing Georgian officials to re-enter the city two weeks after hostilities broke out between the two countries.
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