Serbia Joins US Military Drills in Germany

Serbian troops joins US-organised multinational exercises this month - an indication that although the country's military collaborations with Russia grab headlines, it works more closely with the US, BIRN reports.

Serbian troops participate in a multinational tactical exercise called 'Combined Resolve VII' organised by the US Army's European Command at the Hohenfels military base in Germany from August 27 until September 15, the Serbian defence ministry told BIRN.

"The aim of the exercise is the improvement of the interoperability and mutual understanding of the members of the land forces of our partners in operations at the tactical level in a multinational environment," the defence ministry said, adding that this kind of exercise is held by the US Army twice a year in Europe.

The Serbian Army will send no more than 100 troops, as it has done to several previous...