UAE says reducing troops in war-torn Yemen

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AFP Dubai
Last Updated : Jul 08 2019 | 7:20 PM IST

The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it was reducing the number of troops in war-torn Yemen and moving from a "military-first" strategy to a "peace-first" plan.

"We do have troop levels that are down for reasons that are strategic in (the Red Sea city of) Hodeida and reasons that are tactical" in other parts of the country, a senior UAE official told reporters.

"It is very much to do with moving from what I would call a military-first strategy to a peace-first strategy, and this is I think what we are doing."

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First Published: Jul 08 2019 | 7:20 PM IST

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