[REUTERS]
“The Yemeni government has accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops on a remote island in the Arabian Sea this week, a claim the UAE denied, deepening a rift between nominal allies in Yemen’s war.”
“The UAE is one of the Arab countries fighting formally on behalf of Yemen’s internationally recognized government against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls the capital.”
“But the UAE has had a tense relationship with the government and has recruited thousands of fighters from a movement of southern separatists who have clashed with government troops.”
“Yemen’s interior minister, reacting to reports that southern separatist troops were headed for Socotra, criticized the UAE last week and said it should concentrate on fighting the Houthis.”
“UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, denied the reports. “It is among the fake news that I have seen today,” Gargash said later on Twitter, without elaborating.”
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