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By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken just after a battle between Georgia and Russia over the region of South Ossetia show fresh damage to villages continued for days after the initial clash, researchers and human rights activists reported Thursday.

The images analyzed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science and Human Rights Program do not show who was responsible for the damage -- Georgia, Russia or other groups. But they may be evidence of war crimes, said Amnesty International, which commissioned the study.