British and Egyptian forces on Tuesday, March 5, kicked off joint exercise Ahmose in northern Egypt, marking the growing strategic partnership between the two countries.
About 165 British military personnel are to expected to engage in the one month-long joint exercise sharing of expertise in warfare scenarios with the Egyptian troops.
Troops from 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment based in Cyprus and soldiers normally based in Gibraltar are among the British troops participating exercise Ahmose.
Last year, the U.K. and Egyptian defense ministries signed the first Memorandum of Understanding that paved way to conduct joint military exercises in an effort to strengthen their counter-terrorism cooperation.
Ahmose began Tuesday with an inaugural ceremony at Mohamed Naguib base in Alexandria.
UK and Egypt face the shared enemy of terrorism, which is threatening the stability of the region and the world.
