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patrol the streets of Gori, central Georgia, during the armed conflict with South Ossetian separatist troops on August 9, 2008. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili declared a "state of war" on August 9 as his troops battled it out with Russian forces over the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Russian warplanes bombed the Georgian city of Gori, killing civilians, Georgia's Public TV reported. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV