BREAKING NEWS

Turkey launches military exercise near Syrian border

By REUTERS

MAY 6, 2013 15:49

ANKARA - The Turkish military launched a 10-day exercise at a base near the border with Syria on Monday, where fears of a spillover of violence and of the fallout of any chemical weapons use have escalated in recent weeks.

The exercise at Incirlik, a NATO air base outside the city of Adana where US troops are also stationed, will test the military's readiness for battle and coordination with government ministries, the general staff said in a statement.

"(The exercise will) test joint operations that would be carried out between ministries, public institutions and the armed forces at a time of mobilization and war," it said.

While the exercise in Adana province, some 100 km (60 miles) from the border, was described by NATO's second-biggest military as "planned", it comes at a time of heightened tension.

Egyptian intelligence chief to head delegation to Israel - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 08:11 AM

US to announce new restrictions on firearm exports

By REUTERS

04/26/2024 07:54 AM

IDF, Hezbollah exchange fire on Lebanon border

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 01:22 AM

Bernie Sanders to Netanyahu: you are using antisemitism as a distraction

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 12:33 AM