Moscow has accused Washington of using aid as a "convenient pretext for conducting military action". According to RIA Novosti, Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters that "in preparation for the provocation", America was deploying "special forces and equipment near Venezuelan territory". It is not yet clear.
Extra Border Patrol personnel were deployed to the San Ysidro port on Sunday "in preparation for multiple planned demonstrations on both side of the border," according to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sunday afternoon.
The cruiser, the San Jacinto, pounded the range with three-inch shells filled with sand as part of the battle group's training in preparation for being deployed this fall to the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, the spokesman, Lt. Jeff Gordon, said.
The solar panels deployed successfully and pointed toward the sun, commencing a week-long check-out period before the mast deploys in preparation for real science.
Newbury district council, the Ministry of Defence and the local police combined forces to evict the camps in preparation for the first operational missiles being deployed from the base.
The closure of the airport prompted speculation that the US was deploying special forces in preparation for a raid against the militants involved in the attack.
A few hundred marines with heavy artillery have been deployed to Syria in preparation for the fight to oust Islamic State from its self-declared headquarters of Raqqa, a senior US official said on Wednesday.
Police units are deploying around the district in preparation for what threatens to be another violent Sunday.Silwan is also the site of a large and controversial building plan adopted last week by the municipality's planning committee.
Japan has threatened to shoot down any North Korean missile that threatens its territory and has deployed ballistic missile defence units in preparation for what officials in Pyongyang says is the imminent launch of a satellite.
· Over 1,000 US airborne troops are reported to be deployed to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in preparation for a ground operation against Osama bin Laden's bases and Taliban forces in neighbouring Afghanistan.
