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  • Russia, allies hold anti-terror war games in Central Asia

    The Hindu, India
    Aug 2 2004

    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.
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