DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has extended compulsory military service for Emirati men from 12 to 16 months, state news agency WAM reported, amid a three-year involvement in Yemen´s war. The UAE, a federation of seven emirates with a mostly expatriate population, is a key member of a Saudi-led military coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015 against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement to restore the internationally recognised Yemeni government in exile. “The general command of the armed forces . . . announced the extension of the legal period for national service . . . to 16 instead of 12 months,” WAM said.
07-09-2018, 08:49 AM
UAE extends compulsory military service to 16 months
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