UAE promises to withdraw forces from Yemen after bombing by Saudi Arabia
Attack was aimed at what Riyadh called a shipment of weapons for separatists backed by UAE The United Arab Emirates has said it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after tensions with Saudi Arabia escalated over a sweeping offensive by UAE-backed separatists. The Emirati defence ministry announced the withdrawal on Tuesday, hours after Saudi Arabia bombed what it said was a shipment of weapons for Yemeni separatists that had arrived from the UAE. Continue reading...
Attack signals new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the strike.
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