国际英语新闻：Kyrgyzstan's unrest exposes heavy political jockeying

Following the latest surge of violence, the interim Kyrgyz government made a series of moves to restore peace and stability to the southern area and change the impression among the public of incompetence in maintaining social order.

On the security front, the government has dispatched police and military forces, including special forces and armored units, from across the country to the south, and recruited large numbers of new soldiers.

The security forces have set up posts in Osh and Jalalabad, to check vehicles, and they also search for weapons and detain members of the armed groups.

The government has also authorized law enforcement officers to use lethal weapons against mobs who burn civilian houses, attack government buildings and commit ethnic killings.

Economically, the government has collected relief materials from all over the country for the restive region. Local authorities in Osh have warned that local residents would starve if no significant relief came in 10 days.

Besides, police have evacuated women, children and the elderly living in ethnically mixed neighborhood. Meanwhile, the government on Monday began sending cellphone texting messages to help evacuate the needy and calm the public following the collapse of Internet, TV broadcast and newspaper delivery services.