Egypt and 5 Arab states hold war drills near Cairo

army models from Egypt and five other Arab international locations carried out struggle drills with reside ammunition within the Egyptian desert west of Cairo on Thursday, AP mentioned.

The ‘Arab safeguard’ drills had been held in the western desert across the ‘Mohammed Naguib’ army base close the coastal Mediterranean metropolis of Marsa Matrouh.

The maneuvers, which deliver collectively floor, naval and air units from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, are scheduled to end Friday.

The drills worried goal observe utilizing rocket launchers, tanks and fighter jets.

Cairo has been retaining separate drills with every of the 5 Arab countries in up to date years, however ‘Arab safeguard’ marked the primary time that every one six allies at the same time participated in conflict video games.