{"id":64349,"date":"2016-02-14T13:20:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64349"},"modified":"2016-02-14T13:20:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T18:20:40","slug":"saudi-arabia-and-20-other-countries-to-stage-maneuvers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64349","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia and 20 other countries to stage maneuvers"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFP<\/a> reports that 20 nations are gathering portions of their armed forces in the north of Saudi Arabia to stage their maneuvers they’ve named “Thunder of the North”;<\/p>\n

The “Thunder of the North” exercise involving ground, air, and naval forces sends a “clear message” that Riyadh and its allies “stand united in confronting all challenges and preserving peace and stability in the region”, SPA said.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia is currently leading a military campaign against Iran-backed rebels in its southern neighbour Yemen. Last December, it also formed a new 35-member coalition to fight “terrorism” in Islamic countries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, because “clear messages” is what the war against ISIS has been lacking up until now. From Arab News<\/a>, more clear messages news;<\/p>\n

The planned \u201cNorth Thunder\u201d military exercise is a clear message to Iran and the countries in the region it supports that any hostile intentions and actions will be firmly dealt with, an expert has said.<\/p>\n

The military drill is scheduled to be held in the northern region of Saudi Arabia in the next few days and a number of countries will be participating in it, local media reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Military experts have warned that the next probable threat to the Gulf states is likely to come from the northern areas, after Iran demographically occupies Iraq and uses that country as its military arm to meddle in the affairs of neighboring countries and drain Gulf states\u2019 resources.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, so the “clear message” is for Iran. That wasn’t clear. I was sure they needed to send a message to ISIS, you know the clear and present danger in the region. So, I guess the Sunni Saudis consider the Shi’ite Iranians to be a bigger threat than the Sunni ISIS. I mean, if the Saudis really want to test their coalition, they should have a real live-fire maneuver against ISIS and actually accomplish something. But, no, because politics is more important than security. Blank Firing Adapter politics by other means.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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