jwilkerson wrote:
I think the words "captured large areas of" ... are synonymous with "were repulsed in their attempt to capture" ... and that goes for all military reports across all time
Indeed
So since it is most likely not too many Emirati citizens doing the dying in Yemen for the UAE I was wondering who did, remembering some article on Colombian mercs fighting in Yemen, search says:
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Latin American mercenaries are leaving the ranks of the national armies of their countries to fight in the deserts of Yemen, wearing the uniform of the United Arab Emirates. They have been contracted by private US companies and in some cases directly by the government of the Arab country, which, thanks to vast oil reserves, has the second largest economy of the region.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-ca ... 04212.html(updated 6-Dec-2017)
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The London based pan-Arab newspaper owned by Palestinian expatriates Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported, citing sources in Saudi Arabia, that Riyadh is currently recruiting mercenaries from Chad. According to the outlet, the Saudis allegedly have a secret agreement with N'Djamena that could have been struck during its president's visit to Riyadh in April. Yemeni Al-Masirah television network reported that the UAE is planning on doing the same. It allegedly plans to recruit some 10,000 troops from Uganda.
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https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2018 ... rcenaries/17-APR-2018, source is Russian gov backed
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