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The Peninsula Shield Force[1][2] (or Peninsula Shield;[1][2] Arabic: دِرْعُ الجَزيرَة, romanized: Dirʿ al-Jazīra) is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It is intended to deter, and respond to military aggression against any of the GCC member countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.[3]
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GulfDN_replacementwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bowden, James (2017). "Keeping It Together: A Historical Approach to Resolving Stresses and Strains Within the Peninsula Shield Force". Journal of International Affairs. 70 (2): 133–149. ISSN 0022-197X. JSTOR 90012625.