The war of 2008 between Georgia and Russia was initiated by the allies of Russia within the Georgian Territory the so-called and self-proclaimed republics of south Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The war triggered during August 2008 due to long and gradual fall of diplomatic-goodwill between Russia and Georgia and it was considered as the first European war of 21st century.
The tragedy is both Russia and Georgia are former constituents of USSR and the location of the war was in the strategically and diplomatically vital Transcaucasia area.
During 1991 - South Ossetia a well known Georgian province had declared its independence from Georgia. Heavy fighting breaks out, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and during 1992, Abkhazia another Georgian province declared its independence from Georgia, leading to armed conflict. Finally during September 1993 Abkhazian separatist forces had defeated the Georgian military.
Georgia claimed that Russian army and Russian intelligence bureau had contributed decisively to the Georgian defeat in the Abkhazian war and considered this conflict (along with the Georgian Civil War and Georgian-Ossetian War) as one of Russia's attempt of restoring its influence in the post-Soviet region.
During May 1994, a ceasefire was agreed upon and signed between the Georgian government and Abkhaz separatists. Russian peacekeeping forces are deployed to the area.
On November 12th, 2006 - A referendum was voted upon in which South Ossetians overwhelmingly voted for independence. In a simultaneous referendum, South Ossetia's ethnic Georgians, the minority people; voted in favor of Georgia’s Unity. The referendum was rejected by the Georgian government.
During November 2007 - Russia announces that it has withdrawn its troops that had been based in Georgia since 1991 [i.e. during soviet era] but, Russia also announced that it retains a peace-keeping presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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