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A leading Arab newspaper referred to Riyadh’s
failures in its internal and foreign policies, stressing that the
Saudi-led coalition in war on Yemen is collapsing after the UAE left the
Yemen war.
“After the
gap created in the Saudi-UAE coalition, imminent changes are waiting for
the region and considerable changes will be made in the regional power
balance to the detriment of the Saudi-led coalition,” the
Arabic-language al-Quds al-Arabi paper wrote on Tuesday.
gap created in the Saudi-UAE coalition, imminent changes are waiting for
the region and considerable changes will be made in the regional power
balance to the detriment of the Saudi-led coalition,” the
Arabic-language al-Quds al-Arabi paper wrote on Tuesday.
It added that after the Saudi-led coalition
persuaded the US to launch a war against Iran, its difficulties and
destructive impacts were revealed and therefore the Americans avoided
such a war which would annihilate all sides, noting that the Yemeni
forces’ advances and reinvigorating their side of the military balance
also made it difficult for Riyadh to end the war militarily and
therefore, Riyadh is after a political solution with unclear results.
persuaded the US to launch a war against Iran, its difficulties and
destructive impacts were revealed and therefore the Americans avoided
such a war which would annihilate all sides, noting that the Yemeni
forces’ advances and reinvigorating their side of the military balance
also made it difficult for Riyadh to end the war militarily and
therefore, Riyadh is after a political solution with unclear results.
“The UAE may retrieve a part of its balance after
withdrawing forces from Yemen and decreasing tensions with Iran but
Saudi Arabia will lead the region and itself to a catastrophe by
continuing its current policies,” the paper underlined.
withdrawing forces from Yemen and decreasing tensions with Iran but
Saudi Arabia will lead the region and itself to a catastrophe by
continuing its current policies,” the paper underlined.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that the
UAE had pulled most of its forces from the Yemen “quagmire” in a
“face-saving” decision that has deeply upset its Saudi allies.
UAE had pulled most of its forces from the Yemen “quagmire” in a
“face-saving” decision that has deeply upset its Saudi allies.
UAE officials have been saying for several weeks
that they have begun a phased and partial withdrawal of forces,
estimated at 5,000 troops a few years ago.
that they have begun a phased and partial withdrawal of forces,
estimated at 5,000 troops a few years ago.
However, significant reduction has already
occurred, The NY Times quoted Western and Arab diplomats briefed on the
drawdown as saying.
occurred, The NY Times quoted Western and Arab diplomats briefed on the
drawdown as saying.
Over the past month, the UAE has cut its
deployment around the strategic Red Sea port of Hudaydah by 80 percent
to fewer than 150 men, according to people briefed on the drawdown. They
have pulled out their attack helicopters and heavy guns, effectively
precluding a military advance on the city.
deployment around the strategic Red Sea port of Hudaydah by 80 percent
to fewer than 150 men, according to people briefed on the drawdown. They
have pulled out their attack helicopters and heavy guns, effectively
precluding a military advance on the city.
The UAE, according to a senior Emirati official,
announced the drawdown is intended to support a shaky United
Nations-brokered ceasefire in Hudaydah that came into effect in
December.
announced the drawdown is intended to support a shaky United
Nations-brokered ceasefire in Hudaydah that came into effect in
December.
The drawdown, the daily said, is “a belated
recognition that a grinding war that has killed thousands of civilians
and turned Yemen into a humanitarian disaster is no longer winnable”.
recognition that a grinding war that has killed thousands of civilians
and turned Yemen into a humanitarian disaster is no longer winnable”.
The Associated Press also quoted experts as saying
that the troop drawdown aims to restore the Persian Gulf country’s
reputation, even though it may strain ties with Saudi Arabia at a time
of heightened tensions with Iran.
that the troop drawdown aims to restore the Persian Gulf country’s
reputation, even though it may strain ties with Saudi Arabia at a time
of heightened tensions with Iran.
“The Emiratis are driven mostly by their desire to
exit a war whose cost has become too high, even if it means angering
their Saudi allies,” the newspaper added.
exit a war whose cost has become too high, even if it means angering
their Saudi allies,” the newspaper added.
The paper quoted Mike Hindmarsh, a retired
Australian major general who commands the Emirati presidential guard,
recently telling Western visitors that Yemen had become a quagmire where
the Houthis were the “Yemeni Viet Cong”.
Australian major general who commands the Emirati presidential guard,
recently telling Western visitors that Yemen had become a quagmire where
the Houthis were the “Yemeni Viet Cong”.
The drawdown “is going to expose the Saudis to the
reality that this war is a failure”, stated Michael Stephens of the
Royal United Services Institute, a research group in London.
reality that this war is a failure”, stated Michael Stephens of the
Royal United Services Institute, a research group in London.
“It tells us the two main protagonists on the
coalition side, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, don’t have
the same idea of what success looks like,” he told The Times.
coalition side, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, don’t have
the same idea of what success looks like,” he told The Times.
According to diplomats, the Saudis were “deeply disappointed” by the Emirati decision.
“Top officials with the royal court personally
intervened with the Emirati leaders to try to dissuade them from the
drawdown,” a Western diplomat familiar with the matter was quoted as
saying.
intervened with the Emirati leaders to try to dissuade them from the
drawdown,” a Western diplomat familiar with the matter was quoted as
saying.
The Emiratis have avoided publicly announcing
their decision in part to minimize the unhappiness of the Saudis, noted
several people briefed by the Emiratis.
their decision in part to minimize the unhappiness of the Saudis, noted
several people briefed by the Emiratis.
Western diplomatic sources announced in late June
that the UAE was scaling back its military presence in Yemen as
worsening US-Iran tensions “threatened security closer to home”,
according to Reuters.
that the UAE was scaling back its military presence in Yemen as
worsening US-Iran tensions “threatened security closer to home”,
according to Reuters.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies
launched a devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the
aim of bringing the government of former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh
Mansur Hadi back to power and crushing the Ansarullah movement.
launched a devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the
aim of bringing the government of former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh
Mansur Hadi back to power and crushing the Ansarullah movement.
The war has been unsuccessful to this day, and
reports have revealed cracks in the coalition in the form of differences
between Hadi and the UAE, which has reportedly gained oversized
influence in southern Yemen.
reports have revealed cracks in the coalition in the form of differences
between Hadi and the UAE, which has reportedly gained oversized
influence in southern Yemen.
Tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi — yet to
play out in full display — could have major consequences for the
Saudi-led coalition, which has for more than four years been fighting a
war it hoped to finish in a matter of weeks.
play out in full display — could have major consequences for the
Saudi-led coalition, which has for more than four years been fighting a
war it hoped to finish in a matter of weeks.
In May, the UAE reportedly deployed dozens of
Southern separatists on the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea
as divisions grew in the Saudi-led coalition over Abu Dhabi’s military
build-up on the strategic island.
Southern separatists on the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea
as divisions grew in the Saudi-led coalition over Abu Dhabi’s military
build-up on the strategic island.
Citing sources close to Hadi, the Middle East Eye
news website earlier reported that Hadi was angry at Emirati forces for
acting “like an occupation power” in Yemen.
news website earlier reported that Hadi was angry at Emirati forces for
acting “like an occupation power” in Yemen.
Despite Riyadh’s claims that it is bombing the
positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi bombers are flattening
residential areas and civilian infrastructures. Weddings, funerals,
schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity plants, have
been targeted, killing and wounding hundreds of thousands.
positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi bombers are flattening
residential areas and civilian infrastructures. Weddings, funerals,
schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity plants, have
been targeted, killing and wounding hundreds of thousands.
According to a December 2018 report by the Armed
Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit
conflict-research organization, the Saudi-led war has claimed the lives
of over 60,000 Yemenis since January 2016.
Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit
conflict-research organization, the Saudi-led war has claimed the lives
of over 60,000 Yemenis since January 2016.
Save the Children, a charity, has reported that
more than 84,700 children under the age of five may have starved to
death in Yemen since the Saudi regime and a coalition of its allies
launched the brutal war on the already-impoverished nation.
more than 84,700 children under the age of five may have starved to
death in Yemen since the Saudi regime and a coalition of its allies
launched the brutal war on the already-impoverished nation.
France, the United States, the United Kingdom and
some other Western countries have faced criticisms over arms sales to
the Saudi Arabia and the UAE, whose aggression against Yemen has
affected 28 million people and caused what the United Nations calls “one
of the worst humanitarian crises in the world”. According to the world
body, Yemen is suffering from the most severe famine in more than 100
years.
some other Western countries have faced criticisms over arms sales to
the Saudi Arabia and the UAE, whose aggression against Yemen has
affected 28 million people and caused what the United Nations calls “one
of the worst humanitarian crises in the world”. According to the world
body, Yemen is suffering from the most severe famine in more than 100
years.
A UN panel has compiled a detailed report of
civilian casualties caused by the Saudi military and its allies during
their war against Yemen, saying the Riyadh-led coalition has used
precision-guided munitions in its raids on civilian targets.
civilian casualties caused by the Saudi military and its allies during
their war against Yemen, saying the Riyadh-led coalition has used
precision-guided munitions in its raids on civilian targets.
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