KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian troops in Saudi Arabia are not there as part of Riyadh’s military coalition to battle Houthi militias in Yemen, said the Defence Ministry.
Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said Malaysian troops had been based at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh for only one mission - to facilitate the evacuation of Malaysians in Yemen.
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