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| Conflict On The Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Moves From Sticks And Stones To Bullets And Bombs |
| 2021-05-02 |
| Feuding factions on both sides of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border implemented a cease-fire on the evening of April 29 that ended some 24 hours of the worst and most widespread fighting the restive region has seen since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Tensions between the Kyrgyz and Tajik communities along their common border have been building for years and evolved from fistfights to throwing sticks and stones and, more recently, to shoot-outs that sometimes involve mortars and grenade-launchers. That was the case with the latest violence, which has left as many as two dozen dead and at least 150 wounded on both sides. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Is this another one of Uncle Joe's creations? |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-05-02 18:55 |