Egypt Extends Role in Saudi Aggression against Yemen

Local Editor

Egypt has decided to extend its participation in the Saudi aggression against Yemen for another six months.

Egypt extended on Saturday its participation in the Saudi-led Arab coalition carrying out air strikes in Yemen for another six months, the Egyptian presidency said.

 

The Office of the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement on Saturday that, "The National Defense Council agreed to prolong the participation of its troops... for six months, or until the end of the "combat mission"". 

At the beginning of May, the authorities renewed the mandate by three months, while Saturday’s statement said the current one will "last for six months, or until the end of the "combat mission"".

It said that the purpose of the mission was to "defend Egyptian and Arab national security".

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has previously said that Cairo’s objective is to secure navigation in the Red Sea and through the strategic strait, which gives access to the Suez Canal, a key source of revenue.

Egyptian air force jets have been involved in the bombing campaign in Yemen since the first airstrikes in the Saudi aggression began on the country on March 26.

 

Based on UN figures, over 3,261 people have been killed, 1,670 of whom were civilians in the Saudi onslaught.