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UNIPATH STAFF Jordan is defending its borders with a fleet of new UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flown in part by female pilots. Lara Al-Hawawsheh and Aya Al-Sourany, both 2nd lieutenants in the Royal Jordanian Air Force, were…

UNIPATH STAFF To prevent a resurgence of terrorist groups such as Daesh, the Iraqi government has asked NATO to set up specialized military academies to develop the skills of Iraqi troops. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said…

UNIPATH STAFF Kuwait has agreed to donate $2 billion to help rebuild Iraq after the depredations of Daesh. The contribution was announced at the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq, partly organized by the United…

UNIPATH STAFF Bahrain marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of its military with a multinational live-fire demonstration in Manama involving troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The February 2018 “Power of…

UNIPATH STAFF A reform of Uzbekistan law enforcement agencies that emerged in April 2017 has started bearing fruit. A recently created Department of International Cooperation under the Uzbek Ministry of Interior has successfully launched…

UNIPATH STAFF As part of U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Joseph L. Votel’s annual Central and South Asia (CASA) Chiefs of Defense conference, defense chiefs from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asian countries gathered in Kabul in…

UNIPATH STAFF Soldiers with Qatar Joint Special Forces (QJSF) completed training in January 2018 on how to incorporate artillery and air power into their missions to defeat numerically larger opponents. Thirteen officers and enlisted…

SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan began a new chapter in their relations after holding discussions to boost trade and military cooperation. The two neighbors signed a road map on cooperation in December 2017 that covers…

UNIPATH STAFF Omani and U.S. Army troops successfully launched a simulated attack on Oman’s southern coast in January 2018 in what is expected to be part of a series of bilateral exercises between the two countries. Exercise Inferno…

With deep sorrow, Unipath magazine mourns Maj. Gen. Fadhil Jamil Barwari, commander of the Golden Brigade of Iraqi special operations, who died Thursday, September 20, 2018. He set the example of courage and national unity. He was always…