UNIPATH STAFF The Iraqi Directorate of Military Intelligence specializes in collecting information on adversaries, analyzing that information, and identifying risks and threats, in addition to monitoring information security and personal security. However, at the same time, it has played a prominent role in mitigating the crises that have affected the country in recent years, particularly those caused by terrorist control of some areas and the ramifications of that. These are among the most serious and complex crises the country has experienced, and the directorate has achieved success by completing missions with courage, patience and care. To talk about the role…
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COL. FAISAL Al QATTAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR G2, KUWAIT LAND FORCES; LT. COL. LAURA CROSS, TASK FORCE SPARTAN G2; AND LT. COL. QUENTIN MCCART, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT DIVISION, THIRD ARMY/U.S. ARMY CENTRAL Kuwait and the United States have widened military intelligence cooperation, turning what had been occasional meetings into weekly engagements that help provide security for the region. By mid-2021, the partners announced completion of 63 bilateral intelligence engagements over a single year, most of them virtual in light of COVID 19 lockdowns. Kuwait Land Forces and U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) recognized this milestone by committing to a continuation of…
UNIPATH STAFF “Here is the dream interpreted … here is hope fulfilled … here is the crop bearing fruit … rising waves, powerful winds, and night followed by day … everybody wonders will the Halul vessel be able to sail? The answer, in God’s name, was its course and anchorage … in the name of God we cut through the ocean waves in spite of the winds … we are the waves and we are the wind.” ~ An original poem by Naval Staff Maj. Gen. Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Sulaiti, commander of the Qatari Emiri Navy Geography requires Qatar to maintain a skilled…
Lebanon is increasing its supply of food, medicine and military supplies with the aid of international partners committed to its stability and security. At the end of an international virtual conference hosted by French Defense Minister Florence Parly in June 2021, partner nations led by France, in conjunction with the United States and Italy, promised to help the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) weather the country’s economic crisis. Parly reaffirmed her country’s commitment to continued support of Lebanon’s military and people, praising the LAF as the backbone of security and stability. The conference was aimed at soliciting international partners for food,…
The United National High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) predicts a surge in refugees from Afghanistan that could flow into neighboring Central and South Asia nations. Violence following the withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan has created hundreds of thousands of newly displaced Afghans. Afghanistan’s regional neighbors would be among the hardest hit by instability in the country. Already, Pakistan hosts more than a million Afghan refugees, a number that could grow as frightened Afghans approach the border regions. Displaced civilians, including an increasing number of women and children, have described their travails to the UNHCR and other agencies that…
UNIPATH STAFF The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan announced that it launched the first National Simulation Exercise on Combating Human Trafficking in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Bishkek. The four-day simulation took place in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul province. Deputy Chairperson of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Zhyldyz Bakashova and Head of the OSCE Program Office in Kyrgyzstan Alexey Rogov initiated the training program. Kyrgyz officials recognize the importance of this event to better locate and help victims of human trafficking through a new approach. “We understand that the fight against this type of…
To enhance professionalism in providing assistance and relief during natural disasters and armed conflicts, the Bahraini Ministry of Interior hosted a two-day Humanitarian Operations Workshop in May 2021. Drawing more than 40 military and civilian leaders from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the workshop was facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the U.S. Agency for International Development and patronized by Bahraini Maj. Gen. Abdullah Muhammad Al Zayed, deputy chief of public security in the Interior Ministry. The agenda included topics aimed at honing participants’ skills and knowledge for responding to humanitarian disasters:…
Thousands of Yemeni college students will benefit from the generosity of Saudi Arabia, which is providing $46 million in financial aid for Yemenis pursuing higher education abroad. The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen agreed to pay over $2 million in tuition for 796 students during 2020 and 2021. Another $11 million was allocated to cover tuition and fees for 6,136 students during the 2020 academic year. The scholarship program was enshrined in an agreement signed in June 2021 by Yemen’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Al-Wasabi, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Waed Bathib and…
UNIPATH STAFF Six years of ongoing conflict between the legitimate Yemeni government and the Houthi militia have, among other things, deprived more than 2 million children of education, according to a UNICEF report. In 2015, about 890,000 children were out of school, less than half the current amount. The significant increase reflects the accelerating deterioration of the situation in Yemen, pressing the international community to find a solution to end one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Many fear those children will never return to school, hampering Yemen’s development and prospects for recovery. Even those remaining in school did not…
A delegation from the Emirati Ministry of Defense led by Maj. Gen. Dr. Mubarak bin Ghafan Al Jabri visited Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovation and Security Solutions (CISS) in Abu Dhabi in June 2021. Robert Harward, Lockheed Martin’s chief executive in the Middle East, expanded on his company’s efforts to advance the skills of Emirati engineers toward developing a domestic defense industry. Chief Engineer Hala Al-Zarqani, the first female Emirati engineer to work for CISS, briefed the delegation on the progress of CISS programs to boost Emirati innovation and nurture the capabilities of young Emiratis in the defense and…