Uni Arab Emirates forces in Action in Yemen

This combat footage was shot in Yemen. shows the Leclerc EAU tank with Armored Recovery Vehicles variant, the Oshkosh M-ATV, the RG-31 Nyala with the Mortar system, the G6 howitzer, and the M109 howitzer belonging to the United Arab Emirates Army During the 2015 Yemeni Civil War the United Arab Emirates Army (together with Saudi Army soldiers) intervened in support of fighters loyal to the ousted regime of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi against the Houthi militants. UAE troops assisted anti-Houthi fighters in the re-taking of the strategic southern Yemeni port city of Aden and also Al Anad Air Base, the largest airbase in Yemen. On 4 September 2015 the army suffered its heaviest loss in modern history, losing 52 soldiers in war in Yemen to a tactical ballistic missile strike. The UAE has since deployed an entire armored brigade to Yemen. Up until November 2017 the UAE forces have suffered 120 dead. On 3 May 2018, the United Arab Emirates deployed over 100 troops, artillery and armored vehicles to the Yemeni archipelago of Socotra in the Arabian Sea without prior coordination with the internationally recognized Government of Yemen. Shortly after landing, UAE forces expelled Yemeni soldiers stationed at key installations, including Socotra Airport and the flag of the United Arab Emirates was raised above official government buildings in Hadibu.