The Saudi armed forces have been carrying out a range of exercises with a wide range of allies near and far over the past few weeks, in the region and as far afield as Europe and Asia. Saudi Royal Special Forces carried out a joint exercise with their counterparts from France on 11 October. The Santol exercise, which took place near the small Pyrenean town of Pamiers, was designed to mimic real-life conditions as closely as possible. Saudi special forces have also been involved in exercises with similar People’s Liberation Army units near the Chinese city of Chengdu.
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