The UAE, part of a Saudi-led military coalition, is not leaving war-torn Yemen despite an ongoing drawdown and redeployment of Emirati forces, AFP reported Tuesday (July 23rd).
"Just to be clear, the UAE and the rest of the coalition are not leaving Yemen," minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash said in an opinion piece published Monday in The Washington Post.
"While we will operate differently, our military presence will remain. In accordance with international law, we will continue to advise and assist local Yemen forces."
The UAE announced earlier this month it was drawing down and redeploying troops in Yemen.
The UAE is a key partner in the military coalition which intervened in Yemen in 2015 to back the internationally-recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi against the Iran-backed Houthi (Ansarallah) militia.
