Monday, June 21, 2010

Unrest In Kyrgyzstan -- News Updates June 21, 2010


Troops, Uzbeks Clash In New Violence In Kyrgyzstan -- Washington Post

MOSCOW -- Government forces in Kyrgyzstan clashed with minority Uzbeks near the southern city of Osh on Monday, killing two people and wounding more than 20 others as the authorities sought to take control of barricaded ethnic Uzbek enclaves across the region.

Kyrgyz officials said troops opened fire after entering the village of Nariman after someone shot at them. But witnesses told human rights activists and local news agencies that the Kyrgyz soldiers beat Uzbek residents as they conducted a house-by-house sweep.

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More News On Kyrgyzstan

Witnesses: Kyrgyz Authorities Conduct Raids on Uzbek Neighborhood -- Voice of America
Witnesses say Kyrgyz police attack Uzbeks, kill 2 -- AP
New clashes near southern Kyrgyz city of Osh -- BBC
Kyrgyz forces clash with Uzbeks -- Al Jazeera
New Violence Reported in Kyrgyzstan -- New York Times
Kyrgyz Leader Backs Referendum, Trouble Flares -- New York Times/Reuters
WHO Plans Help for One Million In Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan -- Voice of America
Ethnic Uzbeks Refuse to Go Home in Kyrgyzstan -- New York Times/AP

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