Saudi Arabia ended military exercises Tuesday along the borders of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as other regions, in what the media described as the largest in the kingdom's history. "We are preparing our armed forces to protect" the nation, daily Al-Eqtisadiah website quoted general staff chief Lieutenant General Hussein al-Qabeel as saying. The armed forces "do **t aim to attack anyone as this is **t our wise government's policy," Qabeel added. English-language daily Arab News said "tens of thousands of soldiers, backed by military jets, helicopters and ships as well as tankers and anti-missile systems, are participating" in the "largest military exercise in the kingdom's history." The operation, in which elite National Guard and interior ministry units also took part, was carried out in the eastern, southern, and **rthern regions, Al-Eqtisadiah website aleqt.com reported.
04-30-2014, 02:02 AM
Saudi ends 'largest' manuevers in its history
Saudi Arabia ended military exercises Tuesday along the borders of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as other regions, in what the media described as the largest in the kingdom's history. "We are preparing our armed forces to protect" the nation, daily Al-Eqtisadiah website quoted general staff chief Lieutenant General Hussein al-Qabeel as saying. The armed forces "do **t aim to attack anyone as this is **t our wise government's policy," Qabeel added. English-language daily Arab News said "tens of thousands of soldiers, backed by military jets, helicopters and ships as well as tankers and anti-missile systems, are participating" in the "largest military exercise in the kingdom's history." The operation, in which elite National Guard and interior ministry units also took part, was carried out in the eastern, southern, and **rthern regions, Al-Eqtisadiah website aleqt.com reported.
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