UAE, France and fast intervention units for missions abroadnote

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is said to have approved a project to set up new military ground units for fast intervention outside the UAE. The following 411-word report sheds light on the project and tells what about the required equipment. It also tells who is going to take charge of it and what about cooperation with France on it. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 24/11 – March 17, 2017]