Bahrain official lauds ‘Eagles Resolve 2017’ success

Top and above: Some pictures taken during the drill. The Commander-in-Chief for the Bahraini military, Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa praised on Tuesday the success of the military exercise “Eagles Resolve 2017” which is held in Kuwait with the involvement of GCC and American troops, says KUNA.

In a statement by Kuwait’s Embassy in Bahrain, Sheikh Khalifa, during his meeting with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah, stressed that Kuwait has the ability to organize and run such an important exercise.

He also stressed on the importance of relations between Kuwait and Bahrain on all levels.

For his part, Sheikh Azzam praised the depth of relations between the two countries.

Eagle Resolve 2017 is part of efforts to promote cooperation and raise the combat readiness of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s countries, in order to be able to meet regional challenges.

It also aims to allow participating units to exchange experiences and to standardize procedures in the military field.

The drill started on March 21 with participation of units from the Gulf Peninsula Shield force, in cooperation with the United States of America. It is scheduled to end by April 6.

Meanwhile, an anti-riot drill was organized at the Special Forces Camp affiliated to Ministry of Interior as part of the “Eagle Resolve 2017” military exercise in the presence of officials from Kuwait Army, Ministry of Interior, National Guard and Kuwait Fire Service Directorate, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

The drill involved tackling riot acts and violence, ways to combat riots and disperse rioters, demonstrate the duties of each participating anti-riot unit and benefitting from the joint concepts and expertise of the involved units.