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UNIPATH STAFF In the largest drug seizure of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, security forces intercepted about 47 million Captagon amphetamine pills in August 2022.  The pills were hidden inside a shipment of flour heading…

UNIPATH STAFF Brig. Gen. Hassan Jouni, until recently the commander of Lebanon’s Fouad Chehab Command and Staff College, is characterized by a calmness and humility that won respect from students and professors. He likely acquired…

I am pleased to provide this introduction to the latest edition of Unipath focused on the themes of peace, stability and good governance. In the Middle East and Central and South Asia, the achievement of these goals must contend with the…

Having spearheaded the manhunt for the remnants of Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia as well as dismantling its networks and killing or capturing its leadership, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) has played a significant role in the fight…

Rear Adm. Mohammed Yousif Al Asam joined the Bahrain Defence Force in 1979 as an officer candidate and was sent to the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi, where he graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in marine science. He…

Kazakhstan has received hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to monitor its borders for criminal and terrorist activity, the U.S. Embassy in Astana announced in May 2022. The “Raven” UAV system is used widely…

In a weapons deal worth more than $1.6 billion, Egypt is set to import South Korean equipment to maintain the fight against local and global terrorism.  A summit held in Cairo between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Egyptian…

Responding to appeals by the governments of the United Kingdom, Indonesia, India and the Philippines, the Sultanate of Oman facilitated in April 2022 the release of 14 foreigners held hostage in Yemen. The people freed were seven Indian…

After a three-year hiatus, the Pakistan Air Force conducted its first bilateral training exercise with the U.S. Air Force during Falcon Talon 2022 from February 28 to March 4. Formation flying, aerial maneuvers, parachuting and commando…

Kyrgyzstani security forces tapped the U.S. State Department’s Counter Terrorism Assistance Program (CTAS) to improve their performance countering online terrorist activity. On April 1, 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan completed…