US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis (C) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrive at the Al Udeid US military base in Qatar on September 28, 2017. Thomas Watkins / AFP
The US has suspended military exercises which have are held annually with the participation of its Gulf Arab allies, Associated Press (AP) reported today.
The US Central Command, Colonel John Thomas, announced that the decision was made in an effort to rebuke the Arab countries entangled in a months-long diplomatic spat with Qatar, which was said to have eroded counterterrorism cooperation in the region.
He noted that the Pentagon aims to signal to the Gulf countries that the US military seeks to work together with other nations in the region.
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