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New Akh Unit rotation set to depart for the UAE

A soldier kisses his son’s cheek during a farewell ceremony in Incheon on Tuesday before his deployment as a member of the Akh Unit, a Korean military force in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The latest rotation of the 140-member strong Akh Unit will be deployed to the Middle East for eight months. The soldiers will participate in military cooperation with the UAE and protect Korean nationals in the Middle East. Akh means brother in Arabic. [YONHAP]

A soldier kisses his son’s cheek during a farewell ceremony in Incheon on Tuesday before his deployment as a member of the Akh Unit, a Korean military force in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The latest rotation of the 140-member strong Akh Unit will be deployed to the Middle East for eight months. The soldiers will participate in military cooperation with the UAE and protect Korean nationals in the Middle East. Akh means brother in Arabic. [YONHAP]

A soldier kisses his son’s cheek during a farewell ceremony in Incheon on Tuesday before his deployment as a member of the Akh Unit, a Korean military contingent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 
 
The latest rotation of the 140-member strong Akh Unit will be deployed to the Middle East for eight months. 
 
The soldiers will participate in military cooperation with the UAE and protect Korean nationals in the Middle East. 
 
Akh means brother in Arabic. 

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