UAE in the Yemen conflict


 * ''See also UAE Saudi proxy conflict: southern seperatists and Hadi government in exile and Category:Yemen

UAE role in Yemen



 * UAE SAYS IT CAN’T CONTROL YEMENI FORCES — EVEN AS IT HANDS THEM BAGS OF CASH Iona Craig, The Intercept June 8, 2018
 * The Saudi-UAE Alliance is the Most Dangerous Force in the Middle East Today Doug Bandow AmericanConservative June 13, 2018
 * Hodeidah Bombardment Reveals UAE’s US-Backed Rise in Regional Power Whitney Webb Mint Press News June 14, 2018
 * The UAE In Yemen: With A Lot Of Help From Its Mercs David Isenberg, LobeLog June 19, 2018
 * 200 UAE Soldiers Were Killed On The Aggression On Yemen Al-Tharwa June 27, 2019

2019 Troop drawdown?

 * UAE scales down military presence in Yemen as Gulf tensions flare Himalayan Times June 28, 2019
 * FEATURED: UAE reported not to be reducing forces in Yemen after all Uprising Today June 30, 2019
 * Military reinforcements of "Southern Transitional council " arrives to Shabwah coming from Aden Al Masdar July 4, 2019
 * UAE-backed troops withdraw following clashes with Shabwa tribesmen Debriefer, July 7, 2019
 * Sources: UAE to hands over operations center in Al-Mocha for Saudi forces after withdrawing from al-Khokha Al Masdar July 9, 2019
 * Yemen's UAE-backed forces take on life of their own amid Emirati drawdown Casey Coombes, Fernando Carvajal ,MEE July 9, 2019
 * The lull in fighting with houthis in the west allows southern seperatist UAE proxies to regroup against muslim brotherhood and Hadi aligned authorities in the south.


 * The War on Yemen Just Went from Bad to Worse for Saudi Arabia Andrew Korybko, Global Research July 22, 2019
 * We’re proud of the UAE’s military role in Yemen. But it’s time to seek a political solution. Anwar Gargash, Washington Post July 22, 2019
 * But just to be clear, the UAE and the rest of coalition are not leaving Yemen. While we will operate differently, our military presence will remain. In accordance with international law, we will continue to advise and assist local Yemeni forces. We will respond to attacks against the coalition and against neighboring states. With international partners, we will stay vigilant in securing access to critical waterways.


 * UAE Won’t Leave Yemen But Won’t Follow Saudis to War with Iran Either Randi Nord, Geopolitics Alert July 26, 2019
 * UAE IS PREPARING TO LAUNCH NEW MILITARY OPERATION IN SOUTHWEST YEMEN – REPORT - Southfront, October 6, 2019

UAE Military Bases in East Africa

 * How Eritrea's Assab port became a major UAE naval base Alex Mello and Michael Knights, War on the Rocks September 2, 2016
 * Abu Dhabi seeks to establish two large military bases, the first in the Eritrean port of Assab and another in the port town of Berbera, Somali­land, in an effort to control the stra­tegic Bab el Mandeb strait, between Yemen on the Arabian peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. Arab Weekly, February 19, 2017
 * UAE in Empire-Building Mode, Sets up New Base in Somalia - DebkaFile March 2, 2017
 * Analysis: Somaliland Has Set A New Setback For UAE Ambitions In The Horn Of Africa - UAE Leaks, October 3, 2019

UAE military presence on island of Socotra

 * Wikipedia:UAE takeover of Socotra
 * Socotra Global Security
 * Socotra island: The Unesco-protected 'Jewel of Arabia' vanishing amid Yemen’s civil war The Independent May 2, 2018
 * Does UAE seek to colonize Yemen's Socotra island? PressTV May 7, 2018
 * The UAE has been vying over Socotra’s inhabitants by first building a military base, an intelligence communications center and even conducting a census


 * Yemen government accuses UAE of landing separatists on remote island of Socotra MEE May 9, 2019
 * FEATURED: Mass demonstrations against UAE occupation rock Socotra Uprising Today July 1, 2019
 * Island sheikh talks sovereignty in Yemen's war - Al-Monitor Hannah Porter, October 2, 2019
 * US Marines Arrive on Yemen’s Socotra to Back UAE Troops: Reports - Tasnim News Agency, March 10, 2020
 * UAE Is Pushing Its Militias In Yemen To Escalate Against The Legitimate Government - UAE Leaks, April 28, 2020
 * Emirates deploys loyalist troops for last infighting in Socotra - Debriefer, April 28, 2020
 * Media advisor to the Yemeni information minister sees that "the Emirati statelet's hungers go beyond mere seizure of Socotra, as they want Aden port, water passages, Bab al-Mandeb Strait and strategic areas.

Abuse and torture claims against the UAE

 * Human Rights Watch: UAE commits torture in Yemen Middle East Monitor January 22, 2018
 * UAE Soldiers Threaten Yemeni Woman Into Denying Rape:Abdulsalam Al-Dhahebi Mint Press, April 3, 2018
 * As the war started in Yemen 2015 with the Saudi-led coalition’s military intervention, it became increasingly clear Sudanese soldiers (the Janjaweed) were targeting women and girls as a war tactic: “rape was a weapon of war.”


 * Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen Maggie Michael Associated Press June 20, 2018
 * Disappearances and torture in southern Yemen detention facilities must be investigated as war crimes Amnesty International July 12, 2019


 * Brutal Torture Ongoing in UAE-Run Prison in Aden Al Masirah December 11, 2018
 * UAE accused of torture and running secret prisons Video: Jonathan Rugman, Channel 4 news December 6, 2018


 * Pictures of the torture of a young man showing the humiliation of the sons of Yemeni southern provinces Yemen Extra Jan 22, 2019
 * Yemeni mothers protest over sons held in secret UAE-run prisons Al Jazeera, Jan 28, 2019