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Amnesty International Satellite Images Reveal Damage to South Ossetian Villages After Major Fighting Ended
October 9, 2008Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) released today a damage assessment of 24 villages around the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali. It reveals that 424 structures -- including homes and offices -- sustained additional damage after the end of large-scale hostilities in South Ossetia on August 10, 2008. AIUSA and AAAS obtained the images from August 10 and August 19 through commercially available satellite imaging. The assessment is based on a comparative analysis of the two images. Full release