Abkhazia Valley of the Lost (31 October 2008)

Unreported World - Abkhazia Valley of the Lost 2008 10 31 (Ch.4) avi Over the summer, Georgia's clash with Russia in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia made headlines and brought back chilling Cold War memories. Here reporter Aidan Hartley explores another Moscow backed province bidding to break away from Georgia, Abkhazia, where he follows up reports of fierce fighting in the remote Kodori Gorge, high in the Caucasus mountains. No other Western media reports have covered this. He discovers virtual ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population of the region with the active participation of Russian 'peace keepers'.