The PKK,which has bases in northern Iraq, conducts frequent raids inside Turkey, provoking periodic Turkish cross-border reprisals.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Recently,AMISOM has begun taking a more active role in the conflict, patrolling far beyond their bases, and at one point, fighting alongside government forces.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The country's presumptive new Prime Minister Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama - has called for a review of the bases agreement and the closure of the Futenma facility altogether.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

In an attempt to show they are serious about supporting a solution to the protracted Cyprus problem, Britain has renewed an offer to cede about half the territory of its bases in Cyprus.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11