UK military to ‘support security’ at Qatar World Cup

The UK military will support Qatar with security operations during the 2022 World Cup, according to a British Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement published on Sunday. The Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy are expected to providecounter-terrorism policing at the world’s biggest football event, including “advance venue search training, operational planning and specialist advice”, according to the MoD statement. The military assistance comes as part of a longstanding partnership between the UK and the Gulf state which involves joint squadrons that regularly fly together in Qatar as well as num…

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