Background of The 2008 South Ossetia War

This article describes the background of the 2008 South Ossetia war.

Russia–Georgia war
Main topics
  • Background
  • Timeline
  • Information war
  • International reaction
  • Protests
  • Humanitarian impact / response
  • Financial impact
  • International recognition of
    Abkhazia and South Ossetia
  • Reconstruction efforts
Related topics
  • 2008 Georgia–Russia crisis
  • Georgian–Ossetian conflict
  • Georgian–Abkhazian conflict
  • East Prigorodny District conflict
Georgia–Russia
relations
  • Internal conflicts in Georgia
    • Georgian Civil War
    • 1991–1992 South Ossetia War
    • War in Abkhazia (1992-1993)
    • Rose Revolution
    • 2004 Adjara crisis
  • 2006 Georgia-Russia crisis
    • 2006 North Ossetia pipeline explosions
    • 2006 Russian ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines
    • 2006 Kodori crisis
    • 2006 Georgian–Russian espionage controversy
    • 2006 deportation of Georgians from Russia
  • 2007 Alleged air space violations
    • 2007 Georgia helicopter incident
    • 2007 Georgia missile incident
    • 2007 Georgia plane downing incident
  • 2007 Russian ambassador controversy
  • 2007 Georgian demonstrations
  • 2008 South Ossetia war
  • 2008 Georgia–Russia crisis
  • 2011 Georgian protests

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