Joint exercises between IRGC and Azerbaijani special forces
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that its ground forces started joint military exercises with the Azerbaijani Army in northwestern Iran.
According to IRNA news agency, the four-day exercise titled ‘Joint Exercise Araz’ began on Sunday morning.
The exercise involves special forces units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the border region of Aslan Duz, Ardabil province.
‘The exercise is aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries and bilateral cooperation in combating illegal organised armed groups.
The exercise is also aimed at strengthening joint border security, military capabilities and defence cooperation at tactical and operational levels in accord with previously reached agreements,’ the report said.
Politics
-
U.S. President Donald Trump held first press conference in the White House briefing room Wednesday morning, hours after an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet in Washington DC, claiming 67 lives.
-
Activist Jlala Dzhavadov has been detained. The young man stopped responding to calls on Thursday from 4 p.m.
-
The trial of disabled activist Famil Khalilov, who is paralyzed and has a first-degree disability, continued today in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. At the beginning of the trial, it was announced that the witness in this case would be unable to attend the hearing, so the trial was postponed to February 6. However, Khalilov's defense presented several motions, which the court heard.
-
On January 30, the Baku Appeals Court rejected the appeal of the journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, who was arrested in connection with the Meydan TV case, her lawyer, Javad Javadov told Turan.
Leave a review