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UAE soldier killed in military training

Xinhua, February 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) military said on Saturday that a soldier was killed in a routine training mission.

The killed soldier was identified as Obaid Jowhar Obaid Al-Mazrouei, according to the UAE General Command of the Armed Forces in Abu Dhabi.

The general command extended condolences to the family of the dead, saying it "prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the martyr's soul in peace, as well as bestow patience and solace on his family."

The UAE has stepped up military training since it joined a Saudi-led coalition of nine Arab states to support Yemen's internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in the fight against the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi group. Endit