
Cairo: The joint army workout ‘Hercules 2’ wherein the particular forces of the Arab and overseas international locations took phase, got here to a detailed on Saturday.
The drill, which started remaining Sunday and came about at Mohammad Naguib Army Base, incorporated particular forces from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Greece and Cyprus.
The United States, Democratic Republic of Congo and Bahrain took phase within the coaching as ‘observers, Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesman Colonel Gharib Abdel Hafez mentioned in a observation.
The overall workout concerned the implementation of raiding a “terrorist outpost” within a border village, removing it and regaining regulate over the village, he mentioned.
He famous that multi-mission airplane performed reconnaissance operations and supplied air help to the forces engaging within the drill.
As well as, the drill lined releasing the hostages after some army engineers had came upon improvised explosive units, and handled them and made holes within the structures, he said.
Abdel Hafez indicated that the forces performed a number of drills with various ways the usage of other guns.
The drills are available continuation of boosting army ties between Egypt, and pleasant and sisterly international locations, with the purpose of sharing experience by way of the usage of all high-tech-weapons, he concluded.