"The UAE said it was withdrawing voluntarily after Yemen's Saudi-backed presidential council canceled a defense pact with the UAE and asked its forces to leave the country within 24 hours. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it would withdraw its remaining forces from Yemen following an ultimatum. The country's Defense Ministry, in a statement via its state-run WAM news agency, cited "recent developments and their potential repercussions on the safety and effectiveness of counter-terrorism operations." However, it did not say when the withdrawal would occur."
"Earlier on Tuesday, the leader of Yemen's presidential council announced a state of emergency after a Saudi Arabia-led strike on the southern port of Mukalla. Saudi Arabia said the strike targeted an arms shipment from the United Arab Emirates meant to reach Yemeni separatists. In response, the UAE Foreign Ministry called for "restraint and wisdom," and denied that it shipped weapons to separatists."
The United Arab Emirates announced it will withdraw its remaining forces from Yemen, citing recent developments that could affect the safety and effectiveness of counter-terrorism operations. The Defense Ministry statement was issued via the state-run WAM news agency and did not provide a withdrawal timeline. Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential council declared a state of emergency after a Saudi-led strike on the southern port of Mukalla and said the strike targeted an arms shipment from the UAE bound for separatists. The council canceled its security pact with Abu Dhabi, imposed a 72-hour border-crossing ban, and ordered UAE forces to leave within 24 hours. Saudi statements claimed ships disabled tracking and unloaded weapons and vehicles for the STC; the UAE denied shipping weapons but acknowledged transferring vehicles and urged restraint.
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