Morocco participates in multi-national military exercise in Jordan

Jordan kicked off on Sunday a multi-national military exercise dubbed the Eager Lion, with the participation of 27 countries, including Morocco, the United States, Britain, and France.

The exercise includes operations on combating terrorism and threats of weapons of mass destruction.

The Jordanian army said, in a statement, that this tenth session of the exercises organized on the territory of the Kingdom will take place from 04 to 15 September, explaining that it aims to “joint work in the field of combating terrorism, developing security capabilities, and cooperating between agencies and institutions of different countries to respond to security threats.”

The statement added that “this exercise was designed on scenarios that simulate the reality, conditions, and challenges facing the whole world, including the threat of terrorism (…) and simulating new threats such as the use of weapons of mass destruction of various types.”

“During the exercise, many meetings and seminars will be held that will bring together senior military leaders and figures, the aim of which will be to discuss the most important problems and dilemmas facing the world on the security level and how to address them.”

The exercises are being held in the fields of the Jordanian Armed Forces, command and control centers, the King Abdullah Center for Special Operations Training, and the National Center for Security and Crisis Management, with the participation of various types of land, air and sea weapons.

Also participating in these exercises, according to the statement, are Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Kazakhstan, Austria, Sweden, Cyprus, Kenya, Greece, Poland, Belgium, Pakistan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Morocco, in addition to Jordan.

The last maneuvers were held from August 25 to September 5, 2019, before the outbreak of Covid-19.