NEW: The UAE has agreed to re-enter the Yemen conflict, resuming payments to some government forces fighting…

Armed Conflict · · UAE, United Arab Emirates

NEW: The UAE has agreed to re-enter the Yemen conflict, resuming payments to some government forces fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in the south. Saudi Arabia will provide air cover for the anti-Houthi force in return, sources in Yemen said.

The arrangement is the first tangible sign the Saudi-Emirati rift over Yemen's future is narrowing, driven by Houthi advances that have alarmed rival Gulf rulers.

The Guardian.

Source: @Open Source Intel

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