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Kuwaiti and Egyptian forces engaged in two simultaneous military drills in January 2019 called Al-Yarmouk 4 and Sabah 1.  Held for the first time between Egypt and Kuwait, Sabah 1 included theoretical and practical courses leading to a…

The Lebanese Army received more than $100 million in upgrades to tanks and attack helicopters from the United States.  The package includes training for pilots and maintenance crews on MD-530G light scout attack helicopters provided by…

French Defense Minister Florence Parly visited Jordan in late December 2018 to discuss bilateral security cooperation. Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat and French…

Kazakhstan earned praise for its two-year stint as a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a position from which it focused on counterterrorism, nuclear nonproliferation and overseas peacekeeping operations. As the…

A Pakistani general has been appointed commander of peacekeeping forces in Western Sahara, reaffirming the country’s support for such stabilization missions around the world. Maj. Gen. Zia Ur Rehman — who served as the senior national…

As part of a European Union focus on improving security in Central Asia, EU Special Representative to Central Asia Peter Burian visited Kyrgyzstan in November 2018 to solidify bilateral relations. Europe has stressed the need to support…

Photos by TOM GAGNIER/U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND Solidifying his country’s security partnership with the United States, then-Uzbek Minister of Defense Gen. Lt. Abdusalom Azizov visited U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in January…

Tajikistan and the United States held their seventh annual bilateral consultations in Dushanbe in October 2018. These consultations allow both sides to discuss cooperation over the previous year and identify priorities for future joint…

The warring parties in Yemen ended 2018 by agreeing to a cease-fire in the city of Hodeida, the main lifeline of two-thirds of the country’s population. The two sides reached an agreement after talks in Sweden mediated by the United…

IRAQI DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE  |  Photos by IRAQI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE On the 98th anniversary of the creation of the Iraqi Army, Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Saad Al Allaq received a delegation of students and…