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Santo Domingo.–President Luis Abinader, together with the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre, inaugurated this Saturday the new Transportation Battalion of the Army of the Dominican Republic, a modern infrastructure that will strengthen the logistical and operational capacity of the institution, optimize the maintenance and availability of its vehicle fleet and improve the conditions of the personnel responsible for guaranteeing the transportation necessary t…

Damascus, Aug. 14 (SANA)A shift toward exclusive state control over arms is taking shape across the region, withSyriaat the center of efforts to consolidate military and security decision-making under state institutions after years of fragmented armed power. The shift is also reflected inIraqandLebanon, where authorities are seeking to strengthen state control over weapons and prevent their territories from being drawn intoregional conflicts. Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, …

Ankara, Aug. 13 (SANA)Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that a joint defense agreement withSaudi ArabiaandPakistanis aimed at strengtheningregional securityand stability and does not designate any country as an enemy or adversary. Ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Zeki Aktürk said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement would establish a more sustainable institutional framework for defense and security cooperation among Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad. “The main objective of the agreement is to co…

Santo Domingo.-President Luis Abinader reaffirmed this Thursday that strengthening the conditions and capabilities of the Armed Forces has been a commitment assumed since the beginning of his administration and that will be maintained until the last day, by leaving in operation a modern military training complex designed to raise operational readiness and continue advancing in the modernization, professionalization and transformation of the preparation of the troops, in accordance with the deman…

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi Conducts Late-Night Visit to Air Defense Command Operations Center ••••• Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi conducted a late-night visit, from Wednesday into Thursday, to the Operations Center of the Air Defense Command to assess firsthand the status, readiness, and missions of Iraq’s air defense system in protecting Iraqi airspace. The Commander-in-Chief’s visit to the Air Defense Command headqua…

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi, conducts a night visit to the Air Defense Command Operations Center •••••••••• The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi, late Wednesday night into Thursday, made a visit to the operations center of the Air Defense Command, to see on the ground the reality of the air defense system, its preparations, and its tasks in protecting the skies of Iraq. The visit of the Commander-in-Chief of …

Damascus, Aug. 10 (SANA)After two years of rapid security shifts that have redrawn the balance of power in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan have moved beyond political coordination by signing the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement,” a trilateral framework for collective deterrence and integrated defense capabilities. The agreement, signed in Mecca on Aug. 7, comes as threats multiply across the region — from the expanding fronts of the Gaza war, to the 12-day war, to the US-Israe…

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has congratulated the appointments of six senior officials to critical positions, emphasizing the need for stronger coordination among the armed forces and the development of defense and technological capabilities. In a message to Major General Ali Abdollahi on Tuesday, Pezeshkian said the Iranian security, independence and territorial integrity require “vigilance, coordination and all-out readiness,” describing the position of Chief of Staff of the Armed Forc…