Russia stirs up more trouble for Georgia

Tensions in the region are at an all time high as South Ossetia rebels(supported by the Kremlin) gain support from Abkhazia rebels in case of war with the Georgian government.

Two articles(pro-russian) on the subject:

Abkhazia may support South Ossetia in case of war - official

MOSCOW. March 6 (Interfax) - Abkhaz Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab objects to a pullout of Russian peacekeepers from the unrecognized republic and says that Sukhumi might assist South Ossetia if the conflict escalates.

"Abkhazia has declared 2006 the year of South Ossetia. No one can deny us the right to help [in case of hostilities in South Ossetia]," he said in an interview published in the Monday issue of the newspaper Vremya Novostei.

Ankvab said that he feels very "negative" about the tensions surrounding South Ossetia. "This must stop. Georgia will not survive another war," he said.

Russians Reckon Abkhazia And South Ossetia Part Of Russia

Tbilisi. March 06 (Prime-News) – 34% and 36% of Russians reckon Abkhazia and South Ossetia a part of Russia and 58% of Russians are against withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping troops from those territories.

77% reckon that Russia should interfere in the process to defend interests of its citizens in abovementioned regions.

The poll was carried out by research institute ‘Levada-Center’, Russian mass media informs.

Four die in Abkhazia gun attack
JTIC - 08-Mar-2006
GUNMEN fired on two vehicles in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on 8 March, killing four people, including a seven-year-old girl