Army Commander inaugurates the typical City for combat training in rural areas.

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

LAF Commander in Chief General Joseph Aoun inaugurated in Humana the typical city for combat training in rural areas, belonging to the Directorate of Intelligence - Counter-Terrorism and Espionage Branch, he visited all its sections and checked its equipment. General Aoun also attended an exercise conducted by the branch personnel simulating the neutralization of a terror cell and releasing of kidnapped persons, while working with air cover.

Then, he met with the officers and soldiers  and expressed his pride in the  branche's achievements, praising the professionalism and moral and high patriotism level of its personnel. He further stressed the importance of special training to develop the skills of the military, emphasizing on the proper use of the available assets to compensate for the shortage in armament and equipement.

This typical city is considered as an advanced center for training in security operations to combat terrorism by using new monitoring, surveillance, leadership and control techniques that help in maintaining the soldiers readiness to implement delicate operations within a short period.