Bab al-Mandab, Yemen
30 May 2023

The Emirati foreign ministry confirmed that “as a result of our ongoing evaluation of effective security cooperation with all partners, two months ago, the UAE withdrew its participation in the [U.S-led] Combined Maritime Forces”. A U.S. navy spokesperson indicated that the UAE had withdrawn “their participation for the moment in the task forces but not their overall membership”.

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