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Jordan, France Commit to Cooperation
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 Widens Global Role
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…
Pakistani General Heads U.N. Mission
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…
Kyrgyzstan Hosts the EU
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…
Uzbek Defense Minister Meets U.S. Military Leaders
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…
Tajik Police Receive Counterterrorism Training
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…
Yemen combatants agree to cease-fire
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 intelligence chief hosts students
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…
Bahraini-Egyptian Forces Conduct Exercise
Naval preparedness was the goal of Hamad 3, a joint Egyptian-Bahraini military exercise in January 2019. Egyptian Navy and Air Force formations participated in the three-day training near Salman Marine Base and Isa Air Base in Bahrain.…
Oman Opens Operation Centers
Oman’s military used the occasion of Armed Forces Day on December 11, 2018, to open the Joint Operations Center and Maritime Security Center, part of a plan to improve the capabilities of the Sultanate’s Armed Forces.
Rear Adm. Abdullah…