AlQa'dah 16, 1433, Oct 2, 2012, SPA -- The joint Saudi-French exercise Tiger 2 which comprises units of special forces of the Royal Saudi Land forces with French special operations' units, in addition to aircraft of Royal Saudi Air Force and Land Forces' aviation aircraft participating in the exercise kicked off in France today. In a joint press conference between the French commander of the exercise Maj. General Patrick Faque and his Saudi counterpart Brigadier Saied bin Muslih Al-Qahtani, they stressed the importance of this joint exercise to the two friendly countries. -- SPA