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British Forces Drill In Morocco

October 30 2009

United Kingdom

British troops are in Morocco taking part in the 10th annual Jebel Sahara exercise, reports the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

Participants include 180 soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and 205 Royal Air Force and Army Air Corps personnel.

They are working alongside 115 members of the Moroccan La Deuxieme Brigade d'Infanterie Parachutiste.

Five Chinook and three Lynx helicopters have been deployed to support the exercise, which focuses on infantry skills in harsh...

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