Pentagon sends elite U.S. troops to LibyaSeptember 13, 2012 - 10:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Pentagon has dispatched a team of 50 elite U.S. troops to help bolster the security of American personnel in Libya, according to defense officials, The Christian Science Monitor reports. The Department of Defense stands “ready to respond” with military measures as directed by the president, said a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity during a background briefing with reporters Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Marine Corps unit, known as the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST), is specially trained to protect – and when necessary, extract – U.S. citizens, as they did when they were sent to bring home U.S. citizens in Liberia in 2003 and in Haiti in 2004. In the wake of the death of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, who was killed when armed militants overran the consulate in Libya’s second largest city, President Obama vowed to step up security at U.S. diplomatic posts around the world. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |