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World and African military powers train together in Italian mountains
Original: World’s 10th-most-powerful military joins Africa’s most powerful military for special forces mountain warfare training in Italy
Special forces from the world's 10th-most-powerful military and Africa's most powerful military are conducting joint mountain warfare training in Italy. The exercise highlights growing defence cooperation between the two countries, with both militaries refining high-altitude combat and survival skills. Details about the units involved and the duration of the training have not been widely reported.
Why now: The unusual pairing of a global and a continental military power in joint exercises draws attention to shifting defence partnerships.
Evidence
- World’s 10th-most-powerful military joins Africa’s most powerful military for special forces mountain warfare training in Italy · Business Insider Africa
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