Military Official: UAE forces are preparing to escalate in southern Yemen

SANAA, June 30 (YPA) – A military official in the Yemeni army revealed on Saturday that the UAE forces, which participated in the Saudi-led coalition aggression, are preparing to carry out a massive escalation in southern Yemen, denying the news that the UAE has reduced its military presence in Yemen.

The official  said in statement that the commander of the invasion and occupation forces, Brigadier General Rashid al-Ghafli, visited the mercenaries’ camps in several southern provinces in the framework of preparing for military escalation on various fronts.

The UAE leadership in the Saudi-led aggression coalition has announced a reduction in its military presence in Yemen, but an unnamed UAE official told the London-Al-Arab newspaper that the UAE forces were still in Yemen.

The newspaper quoted the UAE official as saying: “It is true that there are some movements of the forces, but it is not a redeployment in Yemen,” adding that, “The UAE remains fully committed to the coalition and will not leave a vacuum in Yemen.”

Military sources speculated that the military movements of the UAE forces were dedicated to a broad escalation on the western coast fronts of Hodeidah, and another towards Jawf fronts, northern Yemen, which is witnessing successive defeats of the coalition and its mercenaries.