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Saudi Arabia and the United States plan to conduct a series of military exercises over the next year.
U.S. officials said Riyad and Washington have agreed to an exercise and training schedule as part of an effort to upgrade defense and military cooperation. They said the first exercise would take place in Saudi Arabia in 2005.
In 2003, the United States withdrew nearly all of its troops and aircraft from the kingdom. About 500 U.S. military personnel have remained to help train Saudi military and security forces. |
