Largest military drill in the region’s history launches in Saudi Arabia

HAFAR AL-BATIN, 28th February 2016 (WAM) --- The largest military drill in the region’s history using troops from 20 nations, including the UAE, and qualitative military equipment of diverse sophisticated weapons, is due to was launched in Hafar Al-Baten, in the North-East of Saudi Arabia. Dubbed ‘North Thunder’, the operation involves Arab and Muslim countries including Jordan, Bahrain, Senegal, Sudan, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Chad, Tunisia, Comoros, Djibouti, Oman, Qatar, Malaysia, Egypt, and Mauritania, in addition to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council's Peninsula Shield forces. North Thunder is the largest and most important military manoeuvre in the history of the region, and one of the world's largest, and is being conducted now due to the growing threat of terrorist groups and some "regional powers." The theatre of the manoeuvre in north-eastern Saudi Arabia sends clear military message to those endangering the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its allies that the Saudi-led alliance stands united to confront all challenges and maintain peace and stability in the region. – Emirates News Agency, WAM - http://www.wam.ae/en/news/arab/1395292132802.html