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Sat 08 Aug 2008Relief for Georgia as Russian forces begin withdrawal
GEORGIA:RUSSIA LAST night began its long-awaited withdrawal from the central Georgian city of Gori, with dusty mile-long columns of tanks and armoured vehicles pulling out of their forward positions and heading north back to Russia.
According to witnesses, forces began pulling out of the city at noon local time, nine days after sweeping into Gori and blockading the main highway connecting the east and west of the country.
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