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  • Iran, Russia, China, Syria To Hold Joint Drills

    IRAN, RUSSIA, CHINA, SYRIA TO HOLD JOINT DRILLS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    June 19, 2012 - 13:18 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - The Iranian, Russian, Chinese and Syrian armies
    are due to stage joint amphibious drills along the Syrian costs in
    coming weeks, informed sources said, according to Fars News Agency.

    Sources said 90,000 troops from the four countries will take part in
    the land and sea wargames due to be held in Syria. Land, air and sea
    forces as well as air defense and rocket units of the four countries
    will take part in the exercise.

    Sources also said that Egypt has acceded to grant passage to 12 Chinese
    warships to sail through the Suez Canal, adding that the military
    convoy is due to dock at the Syrian harbors in the next two weeks.

    Russian atomic submarines and warships, aircraft carriers and
    mine-clearing destroyers as well as Iranian battleships and submarines
    will also arrive in Syria at around the same date.

    Syria plans to test its coast-to-sea and air defense missiles in
    the wargames.

    A total of 400 warplanes and 1,000 tanks will also be used in the
    exercises.

    A Syrian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed two
    weeks ago that the drills would be conducted in Syria soon.

    Unofficial sources also said the four countries are now busy with
    taking swift preparatory measures for these biggest-ever wargames in
    the Middle-East.

    Sham Life reported that the maneuvers will be stage in less than one
    month from now, that is early June.

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