Tunisian and US air powers will hold joint military drills May 21-27 in view of sharing military expertise and develop operations military abilities, the Tunisian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. In October last year both countries signed a ten-year military cooperation as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper visited the North African during his first leg of Maghreb tour. The long-term strategic commitment consolidates and encourages military cooperation based primarily on the provision of anti-terrorist equipment and military training. The US will also train Tunisian army forces on the maintenance of US military hardware and equipment sold or donated to Tunisia. Tunisia has witnessed a surge in threats since 2011 with terrorist incursions from Algeria and Libya.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 20, 2021 13:30 UTC