At least 22 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in an accidental explosion during operations in Yemen, UAE state-run agency WAM reported on Friday.The soldiers died after an accidental explosion at an ammunition store. No further details were available.Saudi Arabia and a coalition of other Arab states have been fighting since March to restore Yemen’s exiled government and to repel the Iran-allied Shiite Houthi militias, who took control of the capital Sanaa in September.
At least five other Emirati soldiers have been killed in Yemen since the offensive began