US Backed Georgian Aggressors Bit Off More Than They Could Chew
The conflict began when U.S.-allied Georgia began an offensive to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia overnight Friday. Georgia launched heavy rocket and artillery fire and air strikes that pounded the provincial capital of Tskhinvali.
In response, Russia launched overwhelming artillery shelling and air attacks on Georgian troops. On Sunday, Russian jets targeted an aircraft-making plant near the airport on the outskirts of Tbilisi, the capital of the former Soviet republic.
The Security Council's session Sunday was the fourth meeting in as many days. Council members broke off their three-hour meeting Sunday to return to private negotiations outside council chambers. The council had no more plans to take up the matter until Monday at the earliest.