Russia has roughly 20,000 troops and a major base in Tajikistan, on the Afghan border.
The allies had hoped to capture Dresden, Napoleon's major base of operations and supply depot.
A major base of the Argentine Air Force is located there.
By destroying white farms, Mr. Mugabe wiped out a major base of black opposition.
It was Assad's last major base west of Aleppo, and soon the Al Qaeda flag flew overhead.
About a third of the way down lie the ruins of Tulum, once a major base of Mayan civilisation.
In the following months Hollandia was converted into a major base and command post for the Southwest Pacific area.
Barbarossa's efforts turned Algiers into the major base of the Barbary pirates for the next 300 years.
Its location is also critical: it abuts the Mezze military airport, a major base for Syrian forces.
Occupied by the Germans in World War I, it became a major base for the Ypres front.
As dawn broke over Tianjin, which is a major base for China's petrochemical and shipping industries, the extent of the destruction became clear.
