KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian troops in Saudi Arabia are not there as part of Riyadh’s military coalition to battle the Houthi militia in Yemen, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (pic).
The soldiers are based at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh for only one mission - to help in the evacuation of Malaysians in Yemen, he added.
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