The season of leaving Yemen .. Sudan withdraws 10,000 troops and the UAE leaves Aden

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that its troops operating in Aden had returned home after the city was handed over to the Saudi side.

Sudan's Al-Tiarad newspaper reported that the head of the Sovereign Council in Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, told the tripartite meeting between the council, the government and the forces of change to withdraw 10,000 Sudanese soldiers from Yemen.

Humaidati said he would not send alternative troops to the soldiers who were withdrawn, and confirmed the start of the gradual withdrawal of Sudanese forces from Yemen.

Sudan has been involved in the Yemen-led war in Saudi Arabia and the UAE since March 2015, and has not announced the number of its troops involved in the war.

The withdrawal of Sudanese forces followed the partial withdrawal of UAE forces from the west coast, after a new deployment of troops in some areas of Yemen.

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday its forces operating in Aden had returned home after "liberating the city and securing and handing it over to Saudi forces."

The UAE will continue its fight against "terrorist organizations" in other southern Yemeni provinces, the official agency said in a statement.

The General Command explained that the UAE forces returning from Aden have completed their military tasks with great success, as they “liberated the city of Aden from the Houthis and terrorist organizations on July 17, 2015”.

It said it then carried out military operations led by Saudi Arabia, resulting in the liberation of many areas "from the Houthi coup, and prevent Iranian penetration aimed at controlling the Yemeni state."

The General Command confirmed that the UAE duty force, after completing the stages of liberation, insurance and empowerment, based on the strategic plans adopted by the leadership of the Arab Alliance, handed over Aden to the Saudi and Yemeni forces, who will take over the next phase the task of securing the city and continue to preserve the gains made.

For five years, Yemen has been at war between government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition and the United Arab Emirates, and Houthi militants who control several provinces, including the capital Sanaa, and accused of receiving support from Iran.