10th Annual Warrior Competition concludes

AMMAN — Deputising for the chairman of the joint chiefs-of-staff, Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army’s Inspector General Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sabaileh on Monday attended the concluding ceremony of the 10th Annual Warrior Competition.

The seven-day international competition, which took place at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre (KASOTC) between April 29 and May 7, has witnessed the participation of 40 teams from 25 countries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

KASOTC Director General Col. Osama Zu'bi commended the efforts of the participating teams who showed "great joint work" and "team spirit" during the competition which aimed at measuring teams' ability and endurance under psychological and physical pressure factors.

Participating teams also took part in two tourism trips organised to the ancient cities of Petra, Jerash and Umm Qais. A Lebanon team seized the first place, a Chinese the second and an American the third, Petra reported.