Daily Archives: October 13, 2014

Georgia eyes with suspicion Russian plans for new road through Caucasus

By | October 13th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , |

The Roki tunnel, one of the roads through Caucasus that is virtually not operational due to the political situation. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia views with caution the construction by Russia of yet another trans-Caucasus road, while the opposition sees a direct threat for a country whose territory’s 18 percent is occupied by its northern neighbor. In North Caucasus, authorities […]

Seventh jihadi from Pankisi Gorge, Georgia, dies in Syrian war

By | October 13th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: |

The mosque in Duisi, Pankisi Gorge. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–One more Georgian jihadist from Pankisi Gorge has been killed in Syria fighting alongside the Islamic State. 22 year old Guram Gumashvili is the seventh rebel fighter from Pankisi to be killed in the Syrian war, according to the Kakheti […]