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Man Allegedly Breaks into Darwin Military Base, Assaults ADF Member and Fleeing in Stolen Car
Confirmed
In Short: In an incident that has raised concerns about security protocols, a person unlawfully entered the Royal Australian Air Force base in Darwin, assaulted a Defence Force member, and fled in a stolen vehicle.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in the suburb of Winnellie, where the individual allegedly assaulted a Defence Force member and left the base in a stolen white Ford Ranger.
The stolen vehicle was last seen about 15km from the base, and the community has been urged to remain vigilant and report any information related to the suspect or the stolen vehicle.
The circumstances surrounding the incident have prompted calls for a review of safety measures at military facilities, highlighting the need for enhanced security protocols.
What's confirmed
- The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in the suburb of Winnellie, where the individual allegedly assaulted a Defence Force member and left the base in a stolen white Ford Ranger.
- The stolen vehicle was last seen about 15km from the base, and the community has been urged to remain vigilant and report any information related to the suspect or the stolen vehicle.
- The circumstances surrounding the incident have prompted calls for a review of safety measures at military facilities, highlighting the need for enhanced security protocols.
What's still developing
- Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases A Russian convoy has delivered supplies to the port of Tartous in Syria for the first time since the Moscow-Damascus deal was signed in August.
- The four-vessel convoy reached the port on September 7, signalling that Moscow is continuing to resupply facilities in western Syria at Tartous port and the Hmeimim air base under the new deal.
- According to the Syrian foreign ministry, the agreement will convert both facilities, long Moscow’s principal military footholds in the Mediterranean and Middle East, into “joint training and capacity-building centres”, with Syria assuming control of civilian operations.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, have continued discussions on the future of the bases.
- Sparta has long handled Russian military logistics in Syria, and both it and the tanker are under Western sanctions.
- Since then, Russia has sought to rebuild ties with the new Syrian administration to safeguard its only two military facilities outside the former Soviet Union, even as Damascus continues to demand the extradition of Assad, who is currently sheltering in Moscow.
- “RAAF Darwin security, the Joint Military Police Unit, Northern Territory Police and Australian Federal Police responded, and base lockdown procedures and protocols were implemented,” defence said.
- According to the RAAF, the facility is one of its main forward mounting bases and shares a runway with the Darwin international airport.