Bodies of UAE military personnel killed in Somalia arrive home

Image

ABU DHABI, UAE - The bodies of three UAE military personnel arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday after they were killed in a "terrorist attack" in Somalia while training Somali forces, the defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates said.

The ministry also said in its statement posted on X that a fourth member of the UAE military who had been injured in Saturday's attack died on arrival in the UAE.

It said a member of the Bahrain Defence Force was also killed in the attack.

Related Articles

US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians' deportation protections

Former Democratic President Joe Biden's administration first granted Ethiopians already in the United States that status ‌beginning ⁠in 2022.

  • World

    19-08-2026

  • 06:18AM

UAE suspends all trade and financial activity with Iran 

Talks, however, have since broken down amid ongoing disputes over the memorandum’s terms and navigation through the Hormuz Strait.

  • World

    19-08-2026

  • 05:17AM