RIYADH, 15 January 2022, (TON): Security forces from Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain arrived in Saudi Arabia to take part in a joint tactical exercise of Gulf Cooperation Council member states.
First to arrive was a contingent from the Royal Oman Police, commanded by Colonel Salim Mubarak Al Abrawi.
The Qatari force, which came on board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster military cargo plane, is commanded by Maj. Yousef Al-Hamad.
Kuwait's contingent is commanded by Brigadier General Abdullah Al-Ateeqi, who explained that the exercise is aimed at "raising the level of coordination and field cooperation" among the GCC states.
Bahrain's team arrived in a motorcade through the King Fahd Causeway, which connects Saudi Arabia's eastern city of Alkhobar to the island nation.
UAE’s security forces arrived in the Kingdom on Wednesday.
The Saudi Defense Ministry has said “Arab Gulf Security 3 will take place this month in Dammam in the Eastern Province.”