Attacks on several targets in the Yemeni-port city of Aden have
killed 15 soldiers from the Arab coalition and its allies in Yemen,
according to the official WAM news agency based in the United Arab
Emirates.
Aljazeera reports:
Explosions hit a hotel housing Yemeni officials and a
Gulf military base in Aden, a government spokesman and residents said on
Tuesday, in the biggest attack on the government since it retook the
city from its Houthi foes in July.
Official news agency said of the dead, four were Emiratis and one was
Saudi. All government ministers and the prime minister were safe and
unhurt, Yemeni officials said, adding that the cabinet will imminently
hold an emergency meeting on the attack. Members of the Gulf coalition
have been providing security at the luxury al-Qasr hotel, and Yemeni
government officials’ presence there makes it a highly symbolic target
for the rebels.
Aside from forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi, the
Emirates has the most overt presence among coalition forces inside
Yemen. The UAE has some 4,000 troops on the ground, a senior Emirati
commander said last month, and boasts military hardware including tanks,
armored fighting vehicles and attack helicopters.
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