Daily Archives: September 25, 2014

Sixth Georgian from Pankisi Gorge dies in Syrian war

By | September 25th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Muslim Shishani, from Pankisi Gorge in Georgia. TBILISI, DFWatch–An 18 year old Georgian has died in the Syrian civil war. He is the sixth fighter to die in the war who is a native of Pankisi Gorge. Pankisi Gorge in the northeast of Georgia was used as a jihadist base during both Chechen wars, and this was where […]

Georgia to join arms trade treaty

By | September 25th, 2014|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Georgia joins the UN Arms Trade Treaty. (police.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–On Friday, Georgia will join a new treaty which restricts the international trade in small arms. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on April 2, 2013, and is a first of its kind. It will regulate the sale […]