GCC members agree to station forces at new military command post in Kuwait
The new post in Kuwait will be part of the six Gulf countries’ joint military command, based in Riyadh, GCC announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reached an agreement to establish a military command post in Kuwait and deploy forces there, according to Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. The decision was made during a meeting of defence ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in Manama.
The council did not specify an opening date, the number of troops to be stationed, or their roles. Kuwait, situated at the northern tip of the Gulf, shares borders with Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and faces Iran across the water. This new facility will be integrated into the GCC’s Unified Military Command, which six countries established in 2013 to coordinate joint operations.
The command’s main headquarters were inaugurated in Riyadh in 2021. Just before the ministerial gathering, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen reported successfully intercepting two missiles launched by the Houthi rebels towards Riyadh, as well as a ballistic missile en route to southern Saudi Arabia and a drone over the Eastern Province.
Albudaiwi expressed his disapproval of the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and attributed damage to civilian infrastructure in Gulf countries on Iranian missiles and drones, which have been fired by Tehran since the US and Israel initiated their offensive against Iran on 28 February. Gulf defense ministers have previously agreed to share additional intelligence and expedite the creation of a joint missile warning system, a proposal reiterated at their April summit in Jeddah.
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