US military commander praises Saudi Arabia for security cooperation

CHICAGO, 29 August 2022, (TON): The newly appointed commander of US military forces in southwest Asia on praised Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the support they provided in the fight against Daesh, Iran, and international terrorism.

Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, commander of the Combined Forces Air Component and US Central Command, Southwest Asia, also said “the US continued to maintain its military readiness and strength in the wake of providing more than $5.3 billion in military support to defend Ukraine.”

The southwest Asia region includes most of the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan, and North Africa, and Grynkewich emphasized that the US worked in close cooperation with all of its southwest Asia partners in deterring Iran, maintaining regional security, and countering violent extremists.

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