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  "id": 8283452,
  "title": "How western veterans helped the UAE build one of the region's most adept military forces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/how-western-veterans-helped-the-uae-build-one-of-the-regions-most",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/18/uae-armed-forces-expats-western-military-veterans-history/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For more than six decades, since before the UAE’s founding, thousands of western veterans have served alongside Emirati forces, helping build a formidable military and producing a force regarded as one of the region’s most capable. The UAE has a tradition of hiring residents to train and work alongside its own military personnel. Pakistan has long been a handy source of expertise but western…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "How western veterans helped the UAE build one of the region's most adept military forces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/how-western-veterans-helped-the-uae-build-one-of-the-regions-most-8286347",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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