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40 British army soldiers were sent in Tunisia to provide training on intelligence and surveillance 11710163.
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Defence & Security News - Tunisia
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40 British army soldiers were sent in Tunisia to provide training on intelligence and surveillance.
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The British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon has announced that a Short Term Training Team of around 40 UK military personnel has arrived in Tunisia to provide training on Operational Planning, Intelligence and Surveillance and mobile patrolling, which will help Tunisia counter illegal cross-border movement, particularly from neighbouring Libya.
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 A British soldier taking part in a Section Commanders Battle Course (SCBC) Final Exercise in Celeini Village, SENTA. (Source Copyright British Army) |
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The training, led by 4th Infantry Brigade of British army, involves both theoretical and practical exercises that will assist the Tunisians to better guard their land borders, and will be delivered to around 200 personnel at Tunisian Army locations. Separately, the Defence Secretary announced this year that the UK would extend Counter-IED training for an additional year to support Tunisia against the threat posed by extremists. Separate to working shoulder-to-shoulder with Tunisia, the UK has more than 3,000 military personnel deployed on operations around the world, underlining Britain’s global military footprint. |
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