World IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : Rebels Push Closer to Besieged Capital
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Abkhazian rebels seeking independence from the former Soviet republic of Georgia advanced to within nine miles of their regional capital, and both sides reported heavy casualties. Georgian leader Eduard A. Shevardnadze, who flew to the besieged city of Sukhumi after the separatists launched an offensive, has said he will resign if the city falls. Georgia continued to send troop reinforcements to Sukhumi, and the rebels are believed to be vastly outnumbered.
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