Kuwaiti, Iraqi, US naval units carry out joint drill in Arabian Gulf

The Kuwaiti Navy has carried out a joint drill with the Iraqi naval force along with units of the US Fifth Fleet in the north of the Arabian Gulf, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense declared on Monday.

The exercise was held for sake of bolstering regional naval security cooperation among these forces, the ministry said in statement.

The mock battle was designed to beef up these forces’ control capacities, naval security operation, as well as boosting the regional cooperation and unifying relevant military concepts, it said, indicating that the troops used live ammunition.

The exercise has been organized as part of the joint cooperation accord that affirms the regional states’ commitment to safeguard the regional sea security.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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