UAE Surrenders in Yemen: UAE to Withdraw From Anti-Houthi Military Operations in Yemen

[Jf Thunder]

some of your fellow countrymen were also keen on this if you recall on the pertinent thread. sensible decision by GoP and PA to keep clear.

true

 

[HAIDER]

GCC countries has royal mentality and Yemanis are poor but has strong political background. Means they have pretty much aware about there political issue. So, these GCC shiekhs can not dictate them. Yemani people need ballot box not guns. Free and fair election without exceptions .

 

[Blackmoon]

http://www.defensenews.com/story/de...unces-end-yemen-military-operations/85949538/

DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday announced the end of its military operations in Yemen.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash made the announcement during a lecture at the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi's court on Wednesday night.

In a tweet summarizing Gargash’s remarks, Sheikh Mohammed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the armed forces, said: “Our standpoint is clear: war is over for our troops. We are monitoring political arrangements, empowering Yemenis in liberated areas."
According to Abu Dhabi owned newspaper, The National, Gargash discussed the difficult choice the UAE made to become involved in the war in Yemen and the disappointing results of peace talks.

“After 50 discouraging days of Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait, there is no unified vision for the future. There are alarming signs that the south wants to defect and that radicalism is on the rise," he was quoted saying by the newspaper.
Other obstacles Yemen faces include the rise of al-Qaida with the support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the minister added. He also criticized Iranian influence for fueling sectarian divisions in the region and “exporting chaos."
“War was never the choice but it was the only solution after exhausting all other outcomes," he was quoted.
“The future of stability means taking a bigger stance when it comes to national security. Legitimacy needs to be restored and the Iranian influence has to be stopped. It’s time that the line be drawn."
Gargash added that the UAE would help to rebuild Yemen but ultimately “building Yemen is the role of the Yemenis."

According to Mahmoud Sharief Mahmoud, director of research at the Dubai-based Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis, the military operations have ended.

"The role of the UAE noncombatant forces will begin with civilian forces in Yemen to start the process of nation building," Mahmoud said. He added that the UAE forces will remain in a security posture until the transition is complete.
"We should be expecting the return of UAE forces within the coming months as their will not be any immediate withdrawal until security is stabilized," Mahmoud added.
The announcement came on the back of the negotiations in Kuwait between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi rebels sponsored by the United Nations. The role of a military committee and the formation of a transitional government is one point of contention for the Saudis, said Mahmoud.
A statement from the coalition should be expected in the next coming days, Mahmoud added.
Another threat to the agreement, said Mahmoud, is the deputy leader of the Houthi rebels, Abdullah Al Razami, who is is amassing his forces towards the northern border of Yemen with Saudi Arabia in an attempt to derail the agreement."
No statements have been made by the Saudi government or the coalition leadership in Riyadh concerning the UAE announcement. Currently, the Saudi air and ground forces are engaging in Yemen along with a large number of troops from Sudan in addition to Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

https://twitter.com/x/status/743520087672524800

 

[beast89]

https://twitter.com/x/status/743520087672524800

never ending war and this was meant to be decisive

 

[Indos]

It's not just illegal. Both Saudi Arabia and the UAE labeled the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization a few years ago, so it's a little bit ironic that Saudi Arabia is currently on good terms with the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood.

Don't forget that, back in the days of the Arab Spring, the Saudis were extremely worried about the possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood taking over Yemen, especially after they saw the Muslim Brotherhood come to power in places like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. Ironically, this prompted the Saudis to support the Houthis against the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood. In fact, that's how the Houthis became very powerful in the first place! So, ironically, it was the Saudis who made the Houthis strong enough to take over Yemen lol.

Saudi Arabia has always played one group off against the other in Yemen. When the Houthis were strong in 2009 and 2010, the Saudis sided with the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood and other factions. And when the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood became powerful enough to take over the country in 2011 and 2012, the Saudis began to support the Houthis.

This policy won't work forever. In fact, this policy backfired badly on Saudi Arabia in 2014 when the Houthis became so powerful that they not only defeated the Muslim Brotherhood but were able to take over the entire country lol.

Ultimately, however, the biggest threat to Saudi Arabia is the Muslim Brotherhood -- not the Houthi movement.

So the Saudis need to be very cautious about helping the Muslim Brotherhood, especially since these guys are still very close to the Qataris.

If the Muslim Brotherhood becomes strong again, Qatar will suddenly become more assertive in Yemen, just like it used to be in 2011 and 2012.

That said, I don't think this will happen anymore. I think the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood has become very weak in recent years.

In the end, Yemen will either break up or become a federalized state. The northerners are mostly Shia and sympathetic with the Houthis. The southerners are mostly Sunni and sympathetic with the South Yemen movement.

The best solution for Yemen is fragmentation along sectarian lines.

You really have good knowledge ( and analysis) of what is going on there

Do you have any suggestion on book (English written) to read regarding this Saudi influence and intervention on Yemen sis....?

Who is the most respected ME political analyst now that has book/publication written in English according to you...?

Thanks

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

never ending war and this was meant to be decisive

Laughing over your own brothers' defeat?

 

[raptor22]

I see same fate of Saudis and Iran. Both will loose miserably and some terorist coalition will take ove yemen. These two nations will be the most pathetic losers ever to exist.

Where are these Iranians in Yemen to loose miserably?

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

...

Well, here this is essential


@Arabian Stallion :


“Anyway from KSA's viewpoint all the strategic areas of Yemen have been conquered. Whether vital ports, the areas that contain almost all of Yemen's oil and gas or the economic heart of Yemen (Aden). As far as I am concerned, Houthi's are not a military threat for KSA and will likely never be and the part of Yemen (20% of Yemen's territory) that they and Saleh control is neither rich in anything but heavily populated and prone to infighting.”


Everything else is just

Game Over !!!


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[GiannKall]

So stupid US policies are helping Iran which is the only islamic state in the area that is not controlled by Americans

 

[SOHEIL]

So stupid US policies are helping Iran which is the only islamic state in the area that is not controlled by Americans

 

[Madali]

Gargash added that the UAE would help to rebuild Yemen but ultimately “building Yemen is the role of the Yemenis."

I guess building is the role of Yemenis but bombing them for a year is the brotherly duty of all Arabs?

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

You really have good knowledge ( and analysis) of what is going on there

Do you have any suggestion on book (English written) to read regarding this Saudi influence and intervention on Yemen sis....?

Who is the most respected ME political analyst now that has book/publication written in English according to you...?

Thanks

Awww, thanks for the kind words!

I'm unaware of any books about the Saudi war on Yemen, but I highly recommend you read the works and writings of Graham E. Fuller.

Here's an interesting article he wrote about the Yemen war last year:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-e-fuller/yemen-crisis-mideast-power-shift_b_7118850.html

 

[beast89]

Laughing over your own brothers' defeat?

they are your people and defeat in what way, the coalition of the incompetent can't even secure Aden. Fingers cross for jordanian soldiers to enter Yemen

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

Awww, thanks for the kind words!

I'm unaware of any books about the Saudi war on Yemen, but I highly recommend you read the works and writings of Graham E. Fuller.

Here's an interesting article he wrote about the Yemen war last year:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-e-fuller/yemen-crisis-mideast-power-shift_b_7118850.html

Another Middle East analyst I highly recommend is Christopher M. Davidson.