The Security Committee for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will conduct the five-day exercise “Watan” starting next Sunday under the supervision of Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, Head of the Security Committee for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This exercise is intended to strengthen the security preparedness for hosting the tournament.
The military exercise will see participation from 11 ministries and military and security experts from 13 countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Spain, Palestine, the USA, Turkey, and the UK.
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The exercise ‘Watan’ aims at enhancing the role of the concerned authorities while carrying out their regular missions and additional tasks during the World Cup to assess the responsiveness in emergencies and enact the mechanisms of command, control and cooperation between military and civil agencies to achieve integration of their roles while accomplishing the missions.
The exercise also aims to enhance close cooperation and the exchange of experiences with the participating sisterly and friendly forces in a manner that ensures the strengthening of joint cooperation for a better implementation of security practices in organizing major sports activities and events.
The security exercise ‘Watan’ is considered one of the biggest events in terms of the number of participating military and civilian authorities, in addition to the development of its events to combine the military and civil aspects. It also features the diversification of its various scenarios and gradations based on all kinds of potential risks while hosting World Cup. Experts and specialists of different fields participating in the exercise to hold the exercise after conducting studies.
This year’s “Watan” exercise will be more extensive and varied than the one that was held in November 2021 because of the increased involvement of military and civilian authorities, as well as the participation of security and police forces from some brotherly and friendly nations with specialized tasks. Additionally, the exercise will be held a few days prior to the start of the tournament to reflect the level of preparation and the security and civil readiness of the various nations.
