Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge Struggles With Stigma Of Extremism

The remote Pankisi Gorge in northeastern Georgia, home to a Muslim minority, was once the site of a military crackdown against Chechen fighters. More recently, the region has seen some of its young men leaving to fight in Syria and Iraq. But many residents are trying to shake the association with militancy and say all they want for Pankisi is peace and stability.

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