MOSCOW, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Russia and Georgia have agreed to create two so-called "humanitarian corridors" to evacuate refugees from Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia, Russia's RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Sunday.

It quoted a source in the joint peacekeepers' headquarters as saying that the two sides would soon launch an operation to help evacuate Georgian and Ossetian refugees, respectively to Georgia and Russia, as well as those injured from the conflict zone. (Writing by Maria Golovnina)

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