Yemen calls off defense pact with UAE, demands troop withdrawal
“All Emirati forces must withdraw from all Yemeni territory within 24 hours,” Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address.
Alimi also declared a 90-day state of emergency across Yemen and imposed a 72-hour ban on air and land access at all ports and border crossings, effective immediately.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen carried out a “limited” airstrike on two ships at Mukalla port. According to statements reported by media, Coalition Forces spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the vessels, which arrived from the UAE port of Fujairah on December 27-28, entered Mukalla without securing authorization from the coalition’s Joint Forces Command.
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