Military exercises

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• Morocco and Pakistan Launch Joint Special Forces Exercise to Combat Terrorism
  15 April, by Prince

  Units of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) of Morocco and the Pakistani army began on Monday, at the Special Operations School in Cherat (northwest Pakistan), a joint military exercise. The objective is to strengthen their capabilities in unconventional warfare and counter-terrorism.
  The special forces of Morocco’s FAR and the Special Services Group (SSG) of the Pakistani army are participating in this third edition of these military maneuvers, according to a statement from the Inter Services (…)

• Spain Holds Military Drills in Melilla Amid Tensions with Morocco
  23 January, by Prince

  Spain has been conducting military exercises in Melilla for a few days in order to fend off any possible attack from Morocco, which maintains its claims on Ceuta and Melilla, as well as the Spanish islands and rocks.
  According to the general command of Melilla, the soldiers of the second company of the first legion of the Tercio "Gran Capitan" carried out maneuvers in the autonomous city in order to prepare to face "any situation". As for the soldiers of the first company, they underwent (…)

• Pakistan Invites Moroccan Navy to Join 8th Aman Naval Exercise in 2023
  24 December 2022, by Armel

  Following an invitation from Pakistan, the Royal Moroccan Navy will participate in the 8th naval exercise Aman and PIMEC-23 to be held in Pakistan in 2023.
  The information was given on the sidelines of the official visit to Morocco of the Pakistani Navy Chief, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, during which he met with Vice Admiral Mustapha El Alami, according to Pakistani sources, specifying that the discussions between the two officials focused on issues of mutual interest, naval (…)

• Russia and Algeria Launch Joint Anti-Terror Drills Near Moroccan Border
  16 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Algeria is launching joint anti-terrorist military maneuvers with Russian forces, near the southwest border with Morocco, to simulate "the search and destruction of terrorist groups."
  In total, some 200 soldiers from the Russian and Algerian anti-terrorist forces will participate in this exercise called Desert Shield, which will take place at the Hammaguir base in the Béchar region, near the southwest border of Algeria with Morocco. The choice of location has nothing to do with the (…)

• Morocco and France Conduct Joint Naval Exercise to Enhance Maritime Cooperation
  22 November 2022, by Armel

  The Moroccan frigate Allah Ben Abdellah is currently in France to participate in a joint naval exercise with its French counterpart La Fayette Surcouf.
  Named CHEBEC22, these Franco-Moroccan naval maneuvers are organized in order to advance the interoperability of the crews and the cooperation between the two navies in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, tweeted the French Navy.
  The exercise is mainly aimed at "maintaining the ability to operate jointly and respond to a crisis situation (…)

• Moroccan Special Forces Train on Spanish Ship During US-Led Exercise in Ghana
  26 March 2023, by Prince

  Members of the Royal Moroccan Navy Special Intervention Unit simulated the assault of the Spanish ship Audaz during the American Flintlock exercises that took place in mid-March in a port in the city of Accra, Ghana.
  In the images published by the Royal Moroccan Navy, we can see the Moroccan soldiers storming the Spanish navy patrol boat as part of the exercise organized by the United States to promote "defense diplomacy" between the participating countries. The exercise took place in the (…)

• Morocco and US Finalize Plans for Massive ’African Lion 2023’ Military Exercises
  18 April 2023, by Prince

  The Moroccan-American military maneuvers called "African Lion", the largest on the African continent, will take place this year from May 22 to June 16 in the south of the kingdom. The two countries are preparing for the proper conduct of these exercises, which will involve 6,000 soldiers from 20 countries.
  Representatives of the Moroccan and American armies held a meeting on the last preparations for these exercises, which are in their 19th edition this year, between March 12 and 16 at (…)

• Morocco and Italy Conduct Joint Naval Exercise Near Tangier, Bolstering Maritime Security Cooperation
  20 May 2023, by Prince

  The Royal Moroccan Navy and the Italian Navy recently conducted a joint naval exercise off the coast of Tangier, a sign of the excellent cooperation between the two countries in the field of maritime security.
  This joint naval exercise between the Moroccan and Italian navies took place off the coast of Tangier, indicates the Far-Maroc forum in a post on its Facebook page.
  "After the Strait of Gibraltar, the San Marco ship is currently engaged in training activities with the forces of (…)

• Morocco and US Prepare for Major Military Exercise ’African Lion 2023’
  5 June 2023, by Prince

  About a hundred Moroccan and other country officers and non-commissioned officers have undergone a series of preparatory training sessions within the complex of the Southern Zone General Staff in Agadir, before the start on June 2 of African Lion 2023, the military exercises co-organized by Morocco and the United States.
  The training focused on tactics, information, protection, intelligence, movements, maneuvers, as well as on the method of joint operational planning, medical planning, (…)

• Israeli Soldiers Join Moroccan-American Military Exercise for First Time
  6 June 2023, by Prince

  For the first time, Israeli soldiers will "take an active part" this year in the African Lion, the Moroccan-American military maneuvers taking place in Morocco from June 2 to 16.
  "A delegation of 12 soldiers and commanders from the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion left Israel on Sunday for the African Lion 2023 exercise in Morocco. This is the first time the Israeli army has taken an active part in these international maneuvers on Moroccan soil," says an Israeli statement released on (…)