UAE to resume funding Yemeni forces as Saudi Arabia offers air cover, sources say
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The UAE has agreed to resume payments to some Yemeni government forces fighting the Houthis in the south, and Saudi Arabia will provide air cover, according to sources in Yemen cited by The Guardian. The UAE quit operations in Yemen in January.
Key dates
- JanuaryThe UAE announced it was quitting involvement in Yemen and cut off funding to southern forces it had backed.
- 15 OctoberThe UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement asserting Saudi Arabia's right to act in self-defence in line with international law.
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Sources
- The GuardianView original →
