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25 April 2024

Emirati soldier succumbs to wounds

Soldiers loyal to Yemen's government ride on the back of a truck during a visit by the country's Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah to the northern province of Marib on November 22, 2015. (Reuters)

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The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces today (Tuesday) announced the martyrdom of Emirati serviceman Nasser Hassan Mohammed Al Balooshi who this morning succumbed to injuries he sustained while participating in the Saudi-led Arab coalition's ‘Operation Restoring Hope’ in Yemen.

Al Balooshi, who was being treated at a hospital in Germany, was injured during the fight to liberate the historic city of Marib.

The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces extended its sincere condolences to the martyr’s family, asking Allah Almighty to bless his soul and to bestow patience and solace upon his family.