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War & Terrorism, Kyrgyzstan

U.S. military servicemen cleaning crash site in Kyrgyzstan
06.05.2013
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

The territory of the KC-135 Stratotanker tanker's crash site in the Chui regions is cordoned off by the American military servicemen from the air base.

The U.S. military servicemen carry out the cleaning of the territory, collect aircraft wreckage and continue to search for the third member of the crew, Deputy Mayor of the Panfilov district Kanat Davletov said, KyrTAG reported.

Some 37 conscripts returned to military unit in Kyrgyzstan
05.02.2013
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

Some 37 out of 39 conscripts from military unit N702 of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry stationed in Bishkek were found and returned to the unit, CA-news reported on Tuesday.

As the Interior Ministry said, military prosecutors are currently investigating this issue.

According to the statement, two conscripts who have not return, made a phone call to the military unit informing about their intention to come back.

Kyrgyz border guard, who shot colleagues, killed
21.08.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz border guard Kulbarat uulu Balban who shot five people was killed during arrest, 24.kg reported referring to Kyrgyz Military Prosecutor's Office.

The soldier was found on Monday at about 6.15 in one of gorges of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul region.

"The suspect showed resistance during the arrest and was killed as a result," Military Prosecutor's Office said.

A criminal case under articles "Murder", "Illegal occupation of a car or other motor-vehicle" "Theft of firearms" and "Desertion" was filed on the incident.

Kyrgyzstan border troops soldier kills five colleagues
20.08.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

A soldier serving with Kyrgyzstan's border troops command killed five colleagues manning a post with him on the Central Asian nation's international border, dpa reported quoted officials as said on Monday.

The killings took place on Sunday and a search is in progress for the suspect in Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul district, some 200 kilometres east of the capital Bishkek, a statement from Kyrgyzstan's border troops command said.

The report did not give details on possible motives for the attack. Kygryzstan's Issyl-Kul district borders Kazakhstan and China.

Skirmish on Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, a frontier guard killed
18.07.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

Skirmish happened on Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, a frontier guard killed in Kyrgyzstan, two people wounded, KirTAG reported citing spokesman of SCNS KR border forces Gulmira Borubaeva on Tuesday.

"In Bulak-Bashi area Alabuka district of Jalal-Abad region skirmish was happened between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. According to preliminary data, one soldier killed from Kyrgyz side, two residents were injured" - said Borubayeva.

According to her, border incident occurred on Tuesday at 17.20.

Kyrgyzstan, UK discuss northern delivery route of military equipment to Afghanistan
03.03.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

Representatives of Kyrgyzstan have held discussions in Bishkek with the UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey over the possibility of development of the northern route of delivery of military equipment to Afghanistan and back, the Kyrgyz Defence Ministry told a correspondent of the ITAR-TASS news agency

Some property of British troops in Afghanistan can remain in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
03.03.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

Part of the property of the British troops, serving with International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), may remain in Afghanistan, as well as in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Minister of State for the Armed Forces of Great Britain Nick Harvey said in Dushanbe on Friday, CA -News reported.

President: U.S. should withdraw its militaries from air base in Kyrgyzstan in summer 2014
20.02.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

All foreign military contingent based on Pentagon's airbase at the Manas International Airport in Bishkek, should be withdrawn from the country in the summer of 2014, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev told the U.S. State Department official, Kyrgyz presidential press service reported.

"Foreign military contingent should not be in Manas Civil Airport after the summer of 2014," President Atambayev said at a meeting with the delegation headed by Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Susan Elliott.

Iranian ambassador: Kyrgyzstan not to allow U.S. to use Manas against Iran
15.02.2012
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

Iranian ambassador in Kyrgyzstan Manouchehr Moradi is sure that the Kyrgyz top leadership will not allow U.S. to use its legal territory, on which the Manas transit transportation center is located, for military actions against Iran. Iranian embassy's press-service in Bishkek quotes the the Iranian diplomatic mission head on Wednesday.

Explosion kills 5 in Kyrgyzstan
28.12.2011
Cental Asia|War & Terrorism|Kyrgyzstan

An explosion on Kainda-Oil inactive petroleum storage depot in Kyrgyzstan killed five people on Wednesday morning, RIA-Novosti reported.

According to preliminary investigation, a fire caused the explosion of full gasoline tank truck.
The explosion destroyed four cars including two gasoline tank trucks.

The fire was localized and a special commission holds investigation into reasons of the emergency situation.

According to Kyrgyzstan's Ministry for Emergency Situations, the petroleum storage depot was out of operation for several years.