UAE to ink deal to send 8,000 Ugandan soldiers to Yemen

SANAA, April 17 (YPA) – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed is to sign a military agreement with Uganda to send 8,000 Ugandan soldiers to enhancing UAE occupation forces in Yemen’s south, London-based daily Arabi 21 reported on Tuesday.

The move comes after UAE state feared that its ally Sudan would withdraw its troops from the Saudi-led coalition.

Ali Ahsan