Saudi Arabia and UAE turn on each other and both suffer Yemen setback

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A military intervention was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2015 code-named ‘Operation Decisive Storm. Fighter jets, ground forces and mercenaries also took part in the operation. Many analysts believed that the war would be over with the victory of the Saudi-led coalition in less than a month, but the steadfastness of the Yemeni people represented by the army and the popular committees (Houthis) did not allow the Saudi-UAE alliance with Western-American-Zionist support to achieve its goals.

The fighting in the southern Yemeni city of Aden revealed the extent of disputes between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Over several days, southern separatists battled their partners. Both sides belong to the same alliance led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

These disputes and the aggression on Yemen have caused the destruction of infrastructure, worsening humanitarian conditions and creating disasters.

The battles in Aden have exposed the fragility of the alliance. The dispute between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in Yemen revolves on 5 points:

First: Maritime Trade: many residents view the UAE’s growing presence suspiciously and worry the country could seek economic gain by trying to control Yemen’s ports, especially Aden and Bab al-Mandab, Muklla and the Yemeni islands located in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, which is nestled beside key shipping lanes. Which the Saudis are seeking to seize the oil resources, including oil fields in Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia needs to use the Gulf of Aden instead of the Iranian-controlled Strait of Hormuz.

Second: Stop the war: The cessation of the war in Yemen is considered a great failure for Saudi Arabia because several reasons. Firstly, its southern borders are threatened by the Yemeni army and the popular committees (Houthis). Second, Yemen war, which resulted in a large budget deficit, but the UAE currently controls most of the southern provinces, and took allegiance from the most sheikhs in the south, this mean that the UAE better than its competitor in Yemen.

Third: the dispute over the legitimacy of “Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi”, while the Emiratis showed their rejection of Ben Dagher’s government.

Fourth: Split of Yemen: The UAE seeking the secession of southern Yemen and seeking split Yemen through their support for the separatists headed by “Eidros Zubaidi”

Fifth: The Muslim Brotherhood: The participation of Muslim Brotherhood within the coalition in southern Yemen is one of the points of contention between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

At the end…The dispute between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen have become radical. These dispute have led to widespread terrorism, also led to instability and insecurity in the southern provinces.

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