Kuwait: GCC troops to stay in Kuwait?note

The Peninsula Shield Forces (PSF) began on 10/2/13 a two-week military exercise in Kuwait codenamed Peninsula Shield-9, amid rumors suggesting that some GCC troops will stay in Kuwait after the exercise ends to help the Kuwaiti security and military forces maintain order in the country. The following 410-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about an eventual GCC intervention in Kuwait. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/07 – Feb. 15, 2013)]