South Ossetian forces

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non-state armed group paramilitary organization separatist armed group

South Ossetian forces were the separatist military and paramilitary units of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that fought against Georgian troops, backed and supported by Russia, during the 2008 conflict and related tensions in the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
South Ossetian forces canonical	1
armed forces of South Ossetia	1
security forces of the de facto Republic of South Ossetia	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-state armed group ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ separatist armed group ⓘ
accusedOf	ethnic cleansing of Georgian villages ⓘ human rights violations during the 2008 conflict ⓘ
activeDuring	1990s Georgian–Ossetian clashes ⓘ 2004–2008 tensions in South Ossetia ⓘ August 2008 war ⓘ
ally	Russian Armed Forces ⓘ
closelyLinkedTo	Russian military presence in South Ossetia ⓘ
commandStructure	Ministry of Defense of the de facto Republic of South Ossetia ⓘ South Ossetia ⓘ surface form: South Ossetian de facto authorities
conflict	Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ surface form: 2008 South Ossetia War Georgian–Ossetian conflict ⓘ Russo-Georgian War 2008 ⓘ surface form: Russo-Georgian War
country	South Ossetia ⓘ surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
engagedIn	artillery duels with Georgian forces in 2008 ⓘ urban combat in Tskhinvali in 2008 ⓘ
formedFrom	local militias ⓘ paramilitary units ⓘ
goal	integration with Russia ⓘ separation of South Ossetia from Georgia ⓘ
ideology	South Ossetian separatism ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Ossetian language ⓘ surface form: Ossetian Russian ⓘ
monitoredBy	OSCE observers ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ
operatesIn	South Ossetia ⓘ Shida Kartli ⓘ surface form: Tskhinvali region
opponent	Georgian Armed Forces ⓘ Government of Georgia ⓘ
partOf	South Ossetian security apparatus ⓘ South Ossetian forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: security forces of the de facto Republic of South Ossetia
recognizedBy	Nauru ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Russia ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ
recruitmentBase	ethnic Ossetians in South Ossetia ⓘ volunteers from North Ossetia–Alania ⓘ
role	control of territory claimed by South Ossetia ⓘ defense of de facto South Ossetian authorities ⓘ
status	de facto armed forces of an unrecognized state ⓘ
supportedBy	Russia ⓘ Commonwealth of Independent States peacekeeping forces ⓘ surface form: Russian peacekeeping forces
uses	armored vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ light infantry weapons ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russo-Georgian War 2008 → hasParticipant → South Ossetian forces ⓘ

South Ossetian forces → partOf → South Ossetian forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: security forces of the de facto Republic of South Ossetia

President of South Ossetia → commanderInChiefOf → South Ossetian forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: armed forces of South Ossetia