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UAE says serviceman killed in war-torn Yemen

Xinhua, September 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

A serviceman from the United Arab Emirates was killed while on duty in a Saudi-led operation in the war-torn Yemen, the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces said on Monday.

The General Command did not specify the circumstances of the soldier's death.

A Saudi-led Arab military coalition has been fighting Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen since March 2015, trying to restore the internationally recognized government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

International efforts and talks between the war parties have been so far fruitless. Endit