Near Iraq's border, US troops prepare for maneuvers in Kuwait

Military sources in Kuwait said on Wednesday that a force representing the American navy has prepared in Kuwait on Wednesday to carry out annual maneuvers, besides US forces which are trained near the borders with Iraq.

The first shipment of equipment for these maneuvers arrived in Kuwait on Tuesday and training on these equipment will start in October in the context of a training program which has been held annually since the Gulf war in 1991.