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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2015, 12:08 PM Jun 2015

Russia Begins Weeklong Naval Exercises With Egypt In Mediterranean

Source: Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
June 06, 2015 - 12:05 pm EDT

MOSCOW — Russian and Egyptian warships have begun a week of exercises in the Mediterranean.

Russian news agencies on Saturday cited the Defense Ministry as saying the exercises were aimed at practicing protection of coastal areas and would last through June 14.

The Russian vessels in the exercise include the guided missile carrier Moskva and the catamaran missile corvette Samum, along with three other ships. Egypt's five ships in the "Friendship Bridge 2015" exercises include the frigates Taba and Dumyat.


Read more: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e33dc1843b634cb088b32bfd76705574/EU--Russia-Egypt

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Russia Begins Weeklong Naval Exercises With Egypt In Mediterranean (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2015 OP
Oh, Geez! It's an invasion and takeover of Egypt. douggg Jun 2015 #1

douggg

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1. Oh, Geez! It's an invasion and takeover of Egypt.
Sat Jun 6, 2015, 12:23 PM
Jun 2015

They probably have the tunnels already dug between the Egyptian Walmarts.

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