Georgian–Ossetian conflict
| Georgian–Ossetian conflict | |||||||
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| Part of Dissolution of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet conflicts | |||||||
Location of South Ossetia (purple) within Georgia | |||||||
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Georgian SSR (before 1990) Georgia (after 1990) |
South Ossetia Russia | ||||||
The Georgian–Ossetian conflict is an ethno-political conflict over Georgia's former autonomous region of South Ossetia, which evolved in 1989 and developed into a war. Despite a declared ceasefire and numerous peace efforts, the conflict remained unresolved. In August 2008, military tensions and clashes between Georgia and South Ossetian separatists erupted into the Russo-Georgian War. Since then, South Ossetia has been under a de facto Russian control.