Four UAE soldiers affiliated with the Saudi-led Arab Alliance “Operation Restore Hope” in support of the legitimate rule in Yemen were laid to rest, according to Al Bayan newspaper.
Captain Ahmed Khalifa Al Balooshi, Sergeants Mohammed Said Al Hassani and Samir Mohammed Mourad Abu Bakr and First Lieutenant Jassim Saleh Al Zaabi died in a helicopter crash due a malfunction.
They were buried in Al Ain, Fujairah, Ajman, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah, respectively. The bodies were repatriated aboard a UAE Armed Forces helicopter which landed at Butain Airport in Abu Dhabi.