UAE to send 8,000 Ugandan soldiers to Yemen

SANAA, April 17 (YPA) -The UAE occupation forces plan to use Ugandan forces to reinforce its military operations in Yemen, a Yemeni source closed to UAE occupation forces told news site Arabi21.

According to the source, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan plans to visit Uganda soon to sign several agreements, including one which would see 8,000 fighters sent to Yemen to support UAE forces there.

Another 2,000 fighters would be sent to Somalia, according to Arabi21.

The source said that the UAE occupation wants the help of the Ugandan soldiers because it fears that Sudan will withdraw its forces from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and the strategy hasn’t been coordinated in advance with Saudi Arabia.

Emad