Georgian–Ossetian conflict

It’s clear Russia is the winner in the conflict this week with its southern neighbor Georgia, but what’s less clear is how it began. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford reports from inside the disputed Georgian region of South Ossetia.

Russia may have violated an EU-brokered truce aimed at ending the six-day conflict with Georgia, and there were reports that Russian tanks rolled into the Georgian city of Gori, as Lisa Mullins gets the latest from the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse.

The former Soviet Republic of Georgia is number three on the list when it comes to sending troops to Iraq, and Anchor Lisa Mullins explains what Georgia has to gain from its continuing participation in the “coalition of the willing.”