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DHABI -- The first batch of the UAE Armed Forces are arriving back in the UAE
after claiming big victories during their participation in Operations Decisive
Storm and Restoring Hope, carried out by the Saudi-led Arab coalition.
The
first batch are coming back to the UAE in line with a troop rotation policy,
which saw the second batch of UAE Armed Forces soldiers assume their duties in
Yemen on November 2nd.
The
troops will head for Sweihan where an armed forces parade will be held in their
honor with military performances by UAE army personnel. In attendance will be
UAE leaders, VIPs, officials and media. The military convoy is then expected to
cross over from Ghuwaifat on the UAE-Saudi border.
The
arrival of the first batch of soldiers will be covered by all television and
radio channels across the UAE in a unified broadcast until 8 p.m., which will
include a ceremonial reception to welcome back the brave soldiers and feature a
number of interviews with military experts.
Visitors
to several of the capital’s main malls will be able to witness the events on
big screens, which will broadcast the celebrations live.
The
15-kilometre convoy will arrive in Ghayathi, an area between Abu Dhabi city and
Ghuwaifat, before heading to the Sweihan military camp at around 12:30 p.m..
UAE
citizens and residents are tweeting using a hashtag in Arabic, which translates
to 'Replacing the Brave UAE Soldiers'.
The
Armed Forces played a massive role in in the liberation of Marib from the Al
Houthis and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, as
well as liberating the Marib dam, which was rebuilt by the late Shaikh Zayed
Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and inaugurated in 1986.
The
objective of the Arab coalition’s operations in Yemen is to end the rebellion
and restore stability to the country. Operation Restoring Hope was launched
following Operation Decisive Storm in order to complete the liberation of Yemen
and reconstruct it following the destruction perpetrated by the Al Houthis and
Salehs.
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