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UAE Withdraws Troops Taking Part in Yemen War

UAE Withdraws Troops Taking Part in Yemen War
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By Staff, Agencies

The United Arab Emirates withdrew its troop levels in Yemen but remains a key member of the Saudi-led coalition of the aggression against Yemen, a senior Emirati official said Monday.

The official confirmed that UAE troop levels are down, describing it as a “strategic redeployment.” The official, however, declined to disclose how many soldiers have left Yemen and how many remain.

“Definitely, we do have troop levels that are down for reasons that are strategic in Hudaydah and reasons that are tactical,” the official said, referring to the strategic Yemeni port city where a UN-brokered cease-fire is supposed to be in place.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss troop deployments for security reasons.

The Saudi-led coalition has been carrying a brutal military campaign against Yemen since 2015. Tens of thousands of people were martyred over the course of war that already generated the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, drawing sharp bipartisan criticism in the US Congress.

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