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Tuesday 07 Apr 2015 - 12:55 Makkah mean time-18-6-1436  Morocco forces (Google image) Rabat, (IINA) - Morocco will contribute significantly to the newly unveiled joint Arab military force, according to Arab League sources.
“The majority of the units will be from Egypt, Morocco, with Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Jordan also providing troops while other countries will have smaller numbers included,” the source told Defense News, Morocco World News reported.
According to the same source, the joint Arab military force will be based in Egypt and mainly comprise forces from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
A Saudi general whose name has not yet been revealed will lead the force.
“The force would be made up of an air command, a naval command and a land operations command,” the source said.
The source added that 500 to 1,000 will be members of the air command while 3,000 to 5,000 service members will be in the naval command and 34,000 to 35,000 will make up the land forces.
Jean-Marc Rickli, a lecturer at the Qatar National Defence College, told the Defense News website that the contribution of Morocco, Jordan and the UAE to the joint force would consist of advanced special forces, precision-guided munitions or intelligence niche capabilities, while countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and possible Sudan would provide the bulk of the units.
On March 25, the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh agreed to create a unified Arab command for a joint Arab Military Force that “would be deployed at the request of any Arab nation facing national security threats and to combat terrorist groups.”
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