DOHA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Emiri Land Force has completed the fourth phase of the Nasr 2017 military drill in Al Galayel area in the south of Qatar, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported on Friday.
The drill was sponsored by the Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah and was attended by Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Pilot Ghanem bin Shaheen al Ghanim, said Qatar's Defense Ministry in a statement.
All commanders and branches of Emiri Land Force, the Brigade of Jassim bin Mohammed, the Emiri Guard and units of the Armed Forces took part in the two-week exercise, the statement said.
Nasr 2017 exercise focused on training commanders and staff to assess and carry out operations to repel aggression, airdrop and incursions, in addition to preventing infiltration and restoring the situation in vital areas.
According to QNA, the drill also aimed to strengthen the ability to analyze enemy's actions in the area of operations and to increase interaction and harmony between ground forces and other units participating in the exercise.
Qatar conducted joint military exercises with the United States, Turkey and Britain after the siege imposed by the gulf countries on Doha.
Qatar is home to a Turkish military base, as well as the U.S. military's largest air base in the region.
The Gulf crisis began on June 5, when Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates launched a boycott against Qatar, closing off the nation's land borders and its air and sea routes.
The anti-Qatar Arab quartet accused Qatar of supporting extremism and ties with Iran, but Qatar has denied all the allegations.
