Georgian forces killed two Abkhaz fighters and captured six more during the clash Thursday - prompting an angry response from the president of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. The gunbattle was one of the most serious in a series of recent incidents between Georgia and Abkhazia.

Georgia's defense minister says his country will reduce its military presence in Iraq to 300 soldiers by next summer. Davit Kezerashvili told reporters Friday the planned cut is part of a previous agreement with the United States.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it will not make any accusations over an alleged missile incident in Georgia on August 6 that has raised tensions between Tbilisi and Moscow.

A Russian military expert said Wednesday that Georgia falsified facts in accusing Russia of dropping a missile on its territory earlier this month.

Interior Ministry of Georgia has dispatched investigators to the Kodori Gorge to examine witness reports that a plane believed to be violating Georgian airspace was shot down.

Georgia's Ambassador to the United Nations Irakli Alasania is accusing Russia of new airspace violations. Georgia is already pursuing investigations into an alleged incursion and missile launch earlier this month.

A team of international experts has concluded that an aircraft entered Georgian airspace from Russia and dropped a missile on August 6.

Georgia has no intention of waging war against Russia and is instead prepared to cooperate on security issues with Moscow, the Georgian president said Friday.

The Russian Air Force is prepared to cooperate with Georgia in investigating the alleged violation of its airspace, Russia's Air Force commander said Saturday.

The president of the UN Security Council says the council wants more information before it holds an emergency meeting on Georgian allegations that Russia launched a missile attack on Georgian territory.

The commander of Russian peacekeeping forces in Georgia says Russian troops have not been able to identify the missile that landed in Georgian territory on August 6 near the breakaway region of South Ossetia.

The president of the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia said Wednesday he was ready to meet with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to sign a memorandum on the non-use of force.