{"id":55450,"date":"2025-12-30T12:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/uae-voluntarily-pulls-counterterrorism-units-from-yemen-following-comprehensive-assessment\/30\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:26:18","slug":"uae-voluntarily-pulls-counterterrorism-units-from-yemen-following-comprehensive-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/uae-voluntarily-pulls-counterterrorism-units-from-yemen-following-comprehensive-assessment\/30\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE voluntarily pulls counterterrorism units from Yemen following comprehensive assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It said the decision came after a comprehensive assessment following recent developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/saudi-led-coalition-strikes-uae-041055870.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:United Arab Emirates';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">United Arab Emirates&#8217;<\/a> defense ministry said on Tuesday it has voluntarily ended the mission of its counterterrorism units in <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.jpost.com\/rss\/%20879902\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yemen,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Yemen,<\/a> the only remaining forces it has in the country after ending its military presence in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It said the decision came after a comprehensive assessment following recent developments, state news agency WAM reported, citing a statement from the ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The move comes after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla in what Riyadh said was an attack on a UAE-linked weapons shipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier, the UAE said it was disappointed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/saudi-arabia-increasingly-concerned-political-100218907.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saudi Arabia';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saudi Arabia&#8217;<\/a>s backing for a call for UAE forces to leave Yemen within 24 hours, after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The attack on what Riyadh said was a UAE-linked weapons shipment marked the most significant escalation between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to date in a widening rift between the two Gulf powers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September. Iran has reportedly lost control of the Houthis, the writer notes. (credit: KHALED ABDULLAH\/REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once the twin pillars of regional security, the two Gulf heavyweights have seen their interests diverge on everything from oil quotas to geopolitical influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Declaring its national security a red line<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-set-elect-terror-leader-163407534.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:, Saudi Arabia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">, Saudi Arabia<\/a> alleged the UAE had pressured Yemen&#8217;s southern separatists to conduct military operations that had reached the kingdom&#8217;s borders.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Riyadh&#8217;s strongest language yet against the UAE<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was Riyadh&#8217;s strongest language yet against the UAE in the falling-out between the neighbours, who once cooperated in a coalition against Yemen\u2019s Iran\u2011aligned Houthis but whose interests in Yemen have steadily grown apart in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line, hours after an airstrike on Yemen&#8217;s southern port of Mukalla by a Saudi-led coalition, and gave UAE forces 24 hours to leave, in Riyadh&#8217;s strongest language against Abu Dhabi yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As tension between the two Gulf oil powers reaches a boiling point, the coalition struck what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, while the head of Yemen&#8217;s Saudi-backed presidential council set the deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yemen\u2019s Saudi-backed government coalition conducted a \u201climited\u201d air strike on two ships in the Yemeni port city of Mukalla early Tuesday morning, Saudi state-owned outlet Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/uae-voluntarily-pulls-counterterrorism-units-170330907.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It said the decision came after a comprehensive assessment following recent developments. 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