Qatar-US joint defence exercise ends

Qatari joint special forces have concluded their joint defence exercise with the US forces in Al-Galayel field, the Directorate of Moral Guidance of the Ministry of Defence announced yesterday.The exercise, held under the patronage and presence of HE the Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, was conducted by three units: the joint special forces represented by the special mobile force, special operations and special navy, in conjunction with the Qatari Emiri Air Force represented by the transport wing, the helicopter squadron and US special forces. The exercise was attended by Commander of the Joint Special Forces Brigadier General Hamad Abdullah al-Fetais al-Marri, representative of the US embassy Brigadier David Parr and high-ranking officers from the Qatari Armed Forces and the US forces.