UAE says it ends mission of remaining forces in Yemen voluntarily


Emergency responders work on the site of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on December 30, 2025. Aden al-Mustakillah TV/Handout via REUTERS

CAIRO, Dec ‌30 (Reuters) - The United Arab ‌Emirates' defence ministry said ‌on Tuesday it has voluntarily ended the mission of its ‍counterterrorism units in ‍Yemen, the only ‌remaining forces it has in ‍the ​country after ending its military ⁠presence in 2019.

It said the decision ‌came after a comprehensive assessment ⁠following recent ‍developments, state news agency WAM reported, citing a ‍statement from the ‌ministry.

The move comes after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla in what Riyadh said ‌was an attack on a UAE-linked weapons shipment.

(Reporting by ​Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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