Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF During a meeting in Baghdad in October 2018, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed   Ali al-Hakim and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi agreed to form a committee to strengthen security cooperation, protection of their…

UNIPATH STAFF Kuwaiti troops joined forces with their French counterparts to complete the Pearl of the West exercise in November 2018. Pearl of the West was held in accordance with a 1992 Security Cooperation Agreement between the two…

UNIPATH STAFF The United Arab Emirates could be one of the first countries to capture criminals using flying motorcycles that can bypass congested roads by taking to the air. Brig. Gen. Khalid Nasser Alrazooqi, director of the Dubai…

Yemeni women gathered in Amman, Jordan, in November 2018 to outline ways to ease the conflict raging in their homeland.  United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Martin Griffiths chaired a meeting of the Yemeni…

UNIPATH STAFF Air forces from across the Middle East trained together in Bahrain in November 2018 to reaffirm their defensive partnership. Despite heavy rain, multinational aircraft split the sky over the Arabian Gulf during the Basic…

UNIPATH STAFF Calling for unity in the fight against terrorism and instability, Lebanese military leaders graduated a fresh crop of young officers in November 2018. Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun presided at the graduation…

UNIPATH STAFF In a meeting between His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, the two countries vowed to become stronger security partners. Gen. Bajwa’s official…

UNIPATH STAFF Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense hosted an international sniper competition in August 2018 attended by dozens of the world’s best military marksmen. Called Altyn Uki (Golden Owl) 2018, the five-day competition attracted…

UNIPATH STAFF  |  photos by SGT. 1ST CLASS TY MCNEELEY/U.S. ARMY Tajik and U.S. Army troops spent three weeks together in April 2018 sharing border security and mountain warfare skills. The engagement culminated in joint missions between…

UNIPATH STAFF Afghanistan’s efforts to restore electricity to underserved citizens improved dramatically with the approval of a new energy agreement with Uzbekistan in October 2018.  Uzbekistan’s national energy company, Uzbekenergo,…