Venäjä myy jälleen aseita Syyriaan ja Egyptiin. Venäjän laivastolle pieni tukikohta Välimerelle, Syyrian Tartuksen satamaan.

RUSSIA RESUMES ARMS SALES TO SYRIA, EGYPT Russia is renewing arm shipments to Syria and Egypt, according to the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaia Gazeta, HA'ARETZ reported. The Russian newspaper reported that the arms deals were concluded last month during Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev's visit to Syria and Egypt. According to the report, some 100 Russian military advisers are currently in Syria and more than 70 Syrian officers are training in Russia. The Syrian army is seeking large quantities of small arms and ammunition, and anti-aircraft missiles. Russian experts are also upgrading the fire control systems in Syrian tanks, and have set up a "base" at the Syria port of Tartus, the only location on the Mediterranean Sea with Russian naval forces. Regarding Egypt, plans are being completed for supplying anti-aircraft and radar systems to the Egyptian air force. Russia will also send experts to help the Egyptian army upgrade its outdated Soviet weaponry.

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USA:n laivaston vuotuinen harjoitus jälleen Etelä-Israelissa.

U.S. MARINES TRAINING IN NEGEV The United States Marine Sixth Corps arrived in the Negev on Thursday for 10 days of military training, HA'ARETZ reported. Two thousand marines are participating in the exercise, employing numerous helicopters and armed vehicles. A Defense Ministry statement said, "Israel has a long-standing and close relationship with the United States in both the strategic and military fields." The statement said that the Marines run the training program in the Negev every year.

Profeetallisesti mielenkiintoinen kysymys : Onko Venäjä Hesekielin (38-39) mainitsema Goog , taustavoimana Israelin vihollisille. Sehän tukee voimakkaasti mm. Persiaa , joka mainitaan tuossa Hesekielin näkemässä sodassa.(38-39).