Military Exercises
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 09:40
A delegation of naval officers, headed by the Chief of Staff for the Navy, Commodore Hassan Boushnak, has been to Algeria to discuss new areas of cooperation with the Algerian navy.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 13:38
Uganda's president said on Monday east African nations had agreed to move in to defeat South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar if he rejected a ceasefire offer, threatening to turn an outburst of ethnic fighting into a regional conflict.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 07:24
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
United States Policy:
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:04
The acting chief of Iran's air force says his pilots will hold a military drill over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the waterway for one-fifth of the world's oil tanker traffic.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:25
The 10-year agreement was signed for simplification of mutual material-technical provision. Asgarov said that the agreement with the U.S. will lose effect this month and the draft law has been presented to the parliament for its extension and making several amendments.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 07:52
Following this, they exchanged views on the prospect for development of relations between the Azerbaijani and Turkish armed forces and other issues.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 06:48
The delegation includes officials from the U.S. Defense Secretary Office, European Command in the U.S., Kansas National Guard and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 11:53
Annually, the United States’ Central Command (CENTCOM) organizes several bilateral and multilateral exercises within its area of responsibility, which extends from Egypt to Central Asia (excludes Israel). These exercises range from simulated peacekeeping operations to countermine drills at sea. Below is a roundup of a number of these exercises carried out in 2013. This list provides basic details, with more information available by clicking on the hyperlinks provided.
Multilateral exercises:
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 00:00
Along with the four U.S. Soldiers, international military members from Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and for the first time Paraguay attended the course.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 09:23
They renewed the United States- Qatar Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) which "governs the interactions between US and Qatari forces including training, exercises and other cooperative activities," said a statement by assistant press secretary Carl Woog.