ISIS Explodes a UAE Military Kitchen, Southern Yemen: Report
Yamanyoon
At least four people have been killed in a Daesh suicide attack against the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed forces today, a source reported to Yamanyoon.
The Suicider was in a car, which smashed into a military kitchen hall serving the Saudi-paid militias in the coastal province, northern Aden. Daesh claimed responsibility for the operation in its media, saying that more than 30 backed forces were killed.
The UAE owns 3 security forces, who were trained and recruited by UAE, and they are “Security Belt Forces (also referred to as Al-Hizam Brigades) largely deployed in southwest Yemen; the Hadrami Elite Forces deployed in the governorate of the Hadramawt; and the Shabwani Elite Forces deployed to southern Shabwa”, according to a 29-page counter-terrorism report published last month.
According to a report by Yemen experts for the UN, the UAE-backed forces are primarily made up of Yemenis recruited from southern governorates, are paid an average of $800 per month and have been deployed in Abyan, Aden, and Lahij provinces.
The UAE entered Yemen in 2015 as part of the Saudi-led coalition. All of the UAE’s military and political efforts focus on southern Yemen, where it has supported the Southern Transitional Council since last year.