Top 10 international military news of 2012 named by PLA Daily (5)

9. U.S. and its allies held "Schriever-2012" joint military exercise.

The U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, France, Australia and other countries held the "Schriever - 2012" international military exercise from April 19 to 26 at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Through the use of network to simulate military operations in outer space, the operations of aerospace and cyberspace were closely integrated with the cooperation between the U.S. and its allies being greatly promoted in the fields of aerospace and cyberspace.

10. UN Security Council decided to deploy Africa-led Support Mission in Mali.

Both Mali of the West Africa and Somalia of the East Africa and their nearby areas have witnessed an aggravated threat of terrorism in 2012. The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on December 20 to deploy an African-led international support mission in Mali (African-led Support Mission).

In a statement made by the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja on November 12, a total of 3,300 soldiers will be dispatched to Mali in order to help Mali fight against the armed organizations in the north.

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