Meet UAE’s first all-women SWAT police force

Name: Meet UAE’s first all-women SWAT police force
Uploaded: 2021-06-07T22:24:24+04:00
Description: The team comprises 10 elite Emirati women commandos aged between 24-44

The team comprises 10 elite Emirati women commandos aged between 24-44

Last updated: June 07, 2021 | 22:24

Sonia Shah, Senior Visual Journalist ; Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter and Yousra Zaki, Assistant Editor Features

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Women in the UAE have just broken another glass ceiling — Sharjah has inducted a group of 10 women into the first all-women SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team in the UAE.

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