The Egyptian and Saudi armed forces have concluded joint military drills in southern Egypt, Egypt's military spokesman said Friday (October 19th).
The 10-day Tabuk 4 exercises took place in Egypt’s southern military zone, headquartered in Assiut, and involved land and air forces, Egypt's Ahram Online reported.
Inspectors from other Gulf Arab countries also took part.
The final phase of the military training exercises included a joint operation targeting a hideout of armed terrorists in a residential area, spokesman Tamer al-Refaie said in a statement.
The operation involved aerial reconnaissance, hunting terrorists through mountainous areas and using artilleries to target them, he said.
Observers from Oman, Bahrain and the UAE took part in the exercises which also involved the use of combat grenades, practical and tactical training as well as demonstration of a number of emergency situations in order to "measure the ability of the forces to work together".
It is the latest in a series of exercises between the two countries as part of efforts to develop "joint action in light of current challenges in the region", according to Egypt's military.
Saudi Arabia was one of a number of countries that took part last month in the Egyptian-US Bright Star military training exercises in Egypt, the largest of their kind in the region.
In August, Saudi Arabia took part in the Eagle Response 2018 trainings, alongside Egypt, the UAE and the US, in Egyptian territorial waters in the Red Sea.
