Long-range bombers have been in the area before, but only to participate in various visits to the region when the aircraft stopped over night at locations in South or Central America. During the Cold War, other types of Russian aircraft flew patrols there, including surveillance flights and anti-submarine aircraft. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the flights publicly, also said that the pace of Russian flights around North America, including the Arctic, have largely remained steady, with about five incidents per year.
News of Rwanda liliendelea kudai kwamba wakati dunia ikishangilia kuanza kazi kwa kikosi cha kulinda amani nchini DRC,kilichojumuisha wanajeshi kutoka Tanzania, mahusiano kati ya Kikwete na Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa yalizidi kuharibika’ Lakini katika hali inayoashiria bayana kuwa taarifa za gazeti hilo “zimetiwa chumvi,” News of Rwanda lilidai kwamba mwezi Julai mwaka jana, Kikwete alimteua mtu aliyefahamika kama Zongo kuwa Naibu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa. Ifahamike kuwa Naibu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa ni Jack Zoka, na aliteuliwa kushika wadhifa huo (mpya katika muundo wa uongozi wa TISS) muda mfupi baada ya Kikwete kuingia madarakani kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka 2005.