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US urges Russia to allow probe of atrocities
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 27 - 08 - 2008

The United States called on Russia Wednesday to
allow an investigation into all possible atrocities committed during
the conflict over Georgia's breakaway regions, according to dpa.
"We've seen reports that there are atrocities being committed
against civilians," State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood
said.
"And we want to call on the Russians to allow a credible
investigation to take place, of reports that atrocities have been
committed by both sides," Wood said.
The Georgian and Russian governments have exchanged accusations
against each other of committing crimes against civilians during the
conflict that began in Georgia August 6.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin allege the Georgian military committed genocide against South
Ossetians while trying to quell a separatist uprising.
They used the allegations as a basis to justify a large scale
invasion deep into the former Soviet Republic well beyond the
disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has accused rebel militias
and Russian troops of committing atrocities against Georgians.
Wood said the international community would have to discuss the
best way to investigate the allegations.
"These types of reports are of serious concern," he said. "And we
want to make sure that the international community is able to
investigate these charges, because we all take them very seriously."
Wood also said the Russians have not taken enough steps to
facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid into areas of Georgia
devastated by the war.
"Obviously the response has not been adequate enough," he said.
Medvedev announced on Tuesday that Russia now recognized Abkhazia
and South Ossetia as independent states, a move that drew a sharp
rebuke from US President George W Bush, who called the decision
"irresponsible."


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