Russian Caspian Flotilla will conduct major anti-terrorist exercises in the western part of the sea 15-20 August involving combat missile ships. During the exercises will be worked out actions of strike forces of flotilla within the rocket ships as part of "Tatarstan", "Dagestan", small missile ships "Grad Sviyazhsk", "Great Ustyug" with the assistance of support vessels," said the Russian Defense Ministry.
During the exercises, the fleet will develop actions in crisis situations, "presenting a threat to the military security of the country, including those of a terrorist nature," under the conditions close to the fighting conditions. On October 8, 2015, these same ships took part in military operations on firing missiles on the territory of Syria. Twenty six rockets "Caliber" were fired from the four ships at a distance of over 1,500 kilometers. The launches were made from the Iranian sector of the sea. -02D-
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A travel ban has been imposed on Samira Gassimly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gassimly. She herself informed Turan about this. On November 30, she was not allowed to depart from Baku airport for an overseas business trip.
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On Friday, the State Security Service (SGB) issued an official statement confirming the arrest of Gahraman Mammadov, the assistant military attaché of Azerbaijan in the U.S., who was previously detained in Istanbul with 70 kg of gold. Mammadov is accused of smuggling in conspiracy with another Azerbaijani citizen, Anar Gassimov, and foreign nationals.
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Arrested journalists of 'Abzas Media' do not stop their investigations even in prison. They have already publicised the facts of physical pressures on prisoners in Baku SIZO-1. This time they drew attention to the harsh conditions of detention of prisoners, failure to provide them with food, clothes, bedding and hygiene products, which they are entitled to at the expense of the state.
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The 27 member states of the European Union will discuss the situation in Georgia, including the possibility of revoking the visa-free regime with this country, at the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council meeting on December 16, the EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, said on Friday.
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