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After defeating Daesh, Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service seeks to upgrade equipment, skills and training UNIPATH STAFF Notwithstanding Daesh’s control over Mosul in June 2014 and the loss of central government control over vast…

Freedom of speech needs to be protected in a post-conflict Yemen  MAGED AL-MADHAJI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE SANAA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES | Photos BY YEMENI MINISTRY OF INFORMATION For the past few years, women have been abducted…

The COVID-19 crisis elevated the importance of the Jordan Armed Forces’ informational branch BRIG. GEN. (ret.) MOKHLESS MOHAMMED AL-MEFLEH, FORMER GENERAL DIRECTOR OF MORAL GUIDANCE, JORDAN ARMED FORCES The media plays a prominent role…

Saudi Arabia Uses Military and Humanitarian Aid to Oppose Iran’s Campaign of Misery in Yemen  Brig. Gen. TURKI BIN SALEH AL-MALIKI SPOKESMAN FOR THE ARAB COALITION TO RESTORE LEGITIMACY IN YEMEN The Saudi Ministry of Defense has…

Lebanon and Jordan, already under considerable strain from hosting large numbers of refugees from Syria, have been forced to confront an invisible and insidious enemy in the form of COVID-19. STAFF SGT. STEVEN COLVIN U.S. SPECIAL…

The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and U.S. Marines Partner in Native Fury Military Exercise UNIPATH STAFF The crash of explosions shattered the stillness of the morning as Apache helicopters bombarded enemy positions on the…

MAJ. GEN. (RET.) AWDA ARSHEED SHEDAFAT, JORDAN ARMED FORCES International relations between states are influenced by everything that happens in the world. Wars and their ramifications, repercussions and consequences have probably been…

Jordan takes the lead in the Middle East in recruiting women for combat-related roles MAJ. MAJEL SAVAGE, U.S. ARMY CENTRAL’S CIVIL LIAISON TEAM IN JORDAN Photos by SGT. 1ST CLASS SHAIYLA HAKEEM/U.S. ARMY One of the international…

Children of terrorist fighters trapped in refugee camps provide fertile ground for terrorist recruitment SAUDI MAJ. GEN. ABDULLAH GHANEM AL-QAHTANI ISLAMIC MILITARY COUNTER TERRORISM COALITION  Photos by Reuters Islam and Muslims…

Naval task forces would benefit from deeper participation by Middle Eastern partners LT. MITCHELL VINES, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY  |  Photos by Combined Maritime forces A combined task force involving multiple nationalities provides value…