As tensions between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway republic of South Ossetia escalate, two EurasiaNet photojournalists ventured into the territory on June 12 to survey conditions there. Taken hostage by a South Ossetian militia group, their experience illustrates the challenges in hand for bringing stability to this conflict-scarred region.
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