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Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:37:33 AM
Russia, allies hold anti-terror war games in Central Asia
Russia, allies hold anti-terror war games in Central Asia in which a certain area of Kyrgyzstan will be defended against terrorists. What is interesting is that it is China who supposedly controls some of the area or neighboring regions in Kyrgyzstan in which the operations will take place.
This procedure will focus, in particular, on the preparation of documents for a joint operation to localise and destroy militant formations in Central Asia, which could attempt to overrun Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan) and adjoining areas of neighbouring countries to establish an Islamic Caliphate " an unnamed source in the CSTO Command was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
Are these anti-terror war games also a warning shot fired at China? This seems an indication that China’s moves into Kyrgyzstan are considered a very serious matter. Is Akaev going along with the games because as a member of the CSTO he has no choice or because the deal he signed with China is secret or is he realizing his country is being taken over and not just by terrorists?
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As a member of the SCO China been invited as an observerr to monitor the war games.
Russia, allies hold anti-terror war games in Central Asia
Moscow, Aug. 2 (PTI): Russia and its allies today began five-days of anti-terror military war games to foil possible attempts by terrorists to destabilise the situation in Central Asia.
The first stage of the 'Rubezh 2004' joint exercise involving the armed forces from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzistan and Tajikistan began in Kazakhstan to evolve the procedure of adopting necessary documents for carrying out anti-terror operations on the territory of one of the member countries. Armenia and Belarus, which are also members of the CSTO, are sending their observers.
"This procedure will focus, in particular, on the preparation of documents for a joint operation to localise and destroy militant formations in Central Asia, which could attempt to overrun Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan) and adjoining areas of neighbouring countries to establish an Islamic Caliphate " an unnamed source in the CSTO Command was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
In the second 'active' phase the exercise will be held in Kyrghyzistan from August 4 to 6 with the involvement of over 2,000 troops and assault aircraft drawn from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzistan and Tajikistan.
President Askar Akayev of Kyrghyzistan, the Defence Ministers of Russia and other CSTO member states will watch the 'hot' phase of the war games at the training ground near the city of Balykchi.
Officials of other CIS states and Shanghai Cooperation Organisations have also been invited as observers to monitor the war games.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/003200408021651.htm
Russia, allies hold anti-terror war games in Central Asia in which a certain area of Kyrgyzstan will be defended against terrorists. What is interesting is that it is China who supposedly controls some of the area or neighboring regions in Kyrgyzstan in which the operations will take place.
This procedure will focus, in particular, on the preparation of documents for a joint operation to localise and destroy militant formations in Central Asia, which could attempt to overrun Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan) and adjoining areas of neighbouring countries to establish an Islamic Caliphate " an unnamed source in the CSTO Command was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
Are these anti-terror war games also a warning shot fired at China? This seems an indication that China’s moves into Kyrgyzstan are considered a very serious matter. Is Akaev going along with the games because as a member of the CSTO he has no choice or because the deal he signed with China is secret or is he realizing his country is being taken over and not just by terrorists?
#msg-3705853
As a member of the SCO China been invited as an observerr to monitor the war games.
Russia, allies hold anti-terror war games in Central Asia
Moscow, Aug. 2 (PTI): Russia and its allies today began five-days of anti-terror military war games to foil possible attempts by terrorists to destabilise the situation in Central Asia.
The first stage of the 'Rubezh 2004' joint exercise involving the armed forces from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzistan and Tajikistan began in Kazakhstan to evolve the procedure of adopting necessary documents for carrying out anti-terror operations on the territory of one of the member countries. Armenia and Belarus, which are also members of the CSTO, are sending their observers.
"This procedure will focus, in particular, on the preparation of documents for a joint operation to localise and destroy militant formations in Central Asia, which could attempt to overrun Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan) and adjoining areas of neighbouring countries to establish an Islamic Caliphate " an unnamed source in the CSTO Command was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
In the second 'active' phase the exercise will be held in Kyrghyzistan from August 4 to 6 with the involvement of over 2,000 troops and assault aircraft drawn from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzistan and Tajikistan.
President Askar Akayev of Kyrghyzistan, the Defence Ministers of Russia and other CSTO member states will watch the 'hot' phase of the war games at the training ground near the city of Balykchi.
Officials of other CIS states and Shanghai Cooperation Organisations have also been invited as observers to monitor the war games.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/003200408021651.htm
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