Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF A key part of the Jordan Armed Forces — its female nursing corps — reinforced its ranks during a graduation ceremony at the Princess Muna College of Nursing at Mu’tah University. Under the patronage of Maj. Gen. Saad Jaber,…

UNIPATH STAFF A coalition of multinational naval forces and shipping companies gathered in Bahrain in April 2019 to reaffirm their shared interest in countering piracy and promoting maritime security in some of the world’s busiest shipping…

UNIPATH STAFF Lebanon’s military leadership has worked diligently to develop a long-term plan for the improvement of military performance, recruitment and armament to meet major security challenges. Lebanon’s region has experienced…

UNIPATH STAFF The Pakistan Navy assumed control of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 in April 2019, dispatching a warship to several Arabian Gulf ports as a sign of its commitment to international security. Pakistan Navy Ship Shamsheer made…

UNIPATH STAFF Thirteen would-be terrorists were arrested after a heavily armed attack on a Saudi Interior Ministry building north of Riyadh in April 2019. Four terrorists affiliated with Daesh attacked the government building in Zulfi…

UNIPATH STAFF A Qatari force arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia in February 2019 to participate in the 10th Peninsula Shield joint military exercise, suggesting the beginnings of a thaw in relations between the two…

SGT. JORDAN TRENT, U.S. ARMY In conflicts that the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has with the Taliban and ISIS-Khurasan (ISIS-K), the ability to conduct battle from the air can decisively change the situation on the…

UNIPATH STAFF Two brigades of the elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) commanded by Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahhab al-Saadi conducted operations to flush Daesh remnants out of the Hamrin Mountains in the governorates of Diyala and Salah…

UNIPATH STAFF The United Arab Emirates certified its first 15 female firefighters, who received congratulations from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces.…

UNIPATH STAFF To minimize the threat of violent extremism, Tajik authorities received training on how to thwart terror financing and increase police effectiveness. The events, held in Dushanbe with the United Nations Office on Drugs and…