CSTO JOINT STAFF CONDUCTS EXERCISES COUNTERING ISIS
13:47, 23 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Joint Staff
conducted exercises simulating counteraction to the Islamic State
militant group, the CSTO said in a statement Monday, Sputnik reports.
The CSTO is a military alliance comprising Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The exercise included the simulation of ISIS militant activities in
non-existent CSTO member states.
In particular, participants focused on providing military, financial
and technical help to countries in which militant groups, such as
Islamic State, show rapid advancement. The participating military
also proposed measures to ensure border security in member states in
case of radical group advancement.
From: A. Papazian