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Russia aims to retain grip on Georgian port city
Aug 24 2008, AP

Thousands of Georgians demanded that Russian troops leave the outskirts of this strategic Black Sea port on Saturday and took to the streets in protest, while a top Russian general said his country’s forces would keep patrolling the area.

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