Saudi Arabia reveals details of Yemen bombing, as UAE set to withdraw

Saudi Arabia has released more details on the coalition bombing of the Yemeni port of Mukalla, which has triggered tensions with Gulf Arab neighbour the United Arab Emirates and prompted the latter to say it will withdraw its forces from Yemen. Coalition spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki showed images documenting the military operation carried out early on Tuesday morning. The UAE announced the withdrawal of its forces from Yemen, declaring an end to what it called “counterterrorism” operations there, after Riyadh accused Abu Dhabi of supporting separatists in Yemen. The announcement on Tuesday came after Yemen’s internationally recognised government demanded the UAE pull its forces from the country within 24 hours, a call backed by Saudi Arabia. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports. Hesham Alghannam is a Saudi scholar at the Malcolm Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. He says a red line was crossed, causing Riyadh to take action in Yemen. Nabeel Bin-Lasem is a political officer for the Southern Transitional Council. He rejects the accusation that the UAE was providing military vehicles to the STC. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Yemen #SaudiArabia #Hadramout #SaudiLedCoalition #MukallaPortStrike #UAE #SouthernTransitionalCouncil #STC #YemenWar #SaudiUAERift #UAEForcesInYemen #AlJazeeraEnglish