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Monday, 19 September 2005
RUSSIAN-UZBEK MILITARY EXERCISES BEGIN
By empty (9/19/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russian-Uzbek joint military exercises began on 19 September in Uzbekistan\'s Jizzakh Province, about 250 kilometers outside of Tashkent. The scenario for the exercises, which involve 200 paratroopers from Russia\'s Pskov-based 76th Airborne Division, has Russian and Uzbek forces retaking a population center that has been seized by terrorists. The war games will last until 24 September and will be attended by Uzbek Defense Minister Qodir Ghulomov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov.
Russian-Uzbek joint military exercises began on 19 September in Uzbekistan\'s Jizzakh Province, about 250 kilometers outside of Tashkent. The scenario for the exercises, which involve 200 paratroopers from Russia\'s Pskov-based 76th Airborne Division, has Russian and Uzbek forces retaking a population center that has been seized by terrorists. The war games will last until 24 September and will be attended by Uzbek Defense Minister Qodir Ghulomov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov. (ITAR-TASS)