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Years of Tensions, a Burst of Violence

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A Two-Sided Descent Into Full-Scale War
Article | TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Aug. 16 -- Nine days ago, late in the afternoon of Aug. 7, Georgian tanks, artillery and infantry began moving out of bases in Georgia and toward South Ossetia, a zone long held by separatists who are backed by Moscow.
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