“The Qatari-Turkish Combined Joint Task Force Command conducted the 'Joint Commando Unit Combating Terrorists in Residential Areas' exercise with the Qatar Special Forces Command,” the Ministry tweeted.

Qatar and Turkey maintain strong military ties. Several military cooperation agreements have been signed between the two, and Turkey exports military equipment to Qatar.

For instance, Turkey sold Qatar its first-ever drones in March 2012, and in April 2017, Turkish vehicle manufacturer BMC signed a deal to supply Qatar with 1,500 Amazon 4x4 armored vehicles.

Turkey has a military base in Qatar, and in June 2017, Turkish parliament fast-tracked the deployment of Turkish troops in Qatar.

Turkey plans to eventually station 3,000 troops on Qatari soil.