Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense announced Sunday that the Naval Force will carry out a shooting drill, using live ammunition on January 24th and 25th. This will be the second live ammunition exercises to be conducted by the navy within the last five months.

The shooting range will be 16.5 nautical miles east of Ras Al Julai'a to Qaruh island and six nautical miles east of Ras Azzour to Umm Al-Maradem island, a statement by the ministry noted.

To ensure maximum safety, the statement urged sea-goers to steer clear of the area on the announced dates.