Military and Police Aid

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:02
The first groups are due to be leaving for training in Turkey, Italy and the UK with a month, said Zeidan, who added that, as revealed earlier, another batch of soldiers was to be trained under US supervision.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:00
More than 3,000 Libyan men will soon head to Turkey, Italy, the UK and the US for training, Prime Minister Ali Zidan announced on Sunday (September 22nd).
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 07:55
An agreement will be signed between Georgia and Afghanistan on providing training assistance to the Afghan armed forces, Georgian Defense Minister, Irakli Alasania, said.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 07:51
The trainer covered such topics as data collection and information management, crime pattern analysis, and critical thinking techniques.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 06:52
In particular, they had discussed “how the United States military can assist training for Libyan security forces and strengthening regional security through stability and rule of law”.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 00:00

Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the MENA region over the last week:

Syria:

Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:27
Niger would welcome the deployment of armed U.S. drones to the West African country to help in its battle against an armed Islamist threat and drug trafficking in the Sahara, Foreign Minister Mohamed Bazoum said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 09:17
The parties discussed the issues of strengthening bilateral relations after completion of ISAF mission, Cooperation on Defence sector and training Afghan soldiers in the Georgian military schools.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:16
The DOD has confirmed to the Libya Herald that US equipment was stolen in a raid by an unidentified militia on a US base in Tripoli, where it appears American special forces were training Libyan army personnel.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 08:00
The five-week training course was focused on planning and conducting border surveillance missions using topographical maps, satellite imagery and other relevant tools.

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