The UAE Ministry of Defence has announced the martyrdom of two members of the UAE Armed Forces during a training mission in the country on Monday.
In a post on social media platform X, the ministry said Major Abdalla Shamis Almenhali and candidate Saeed Abdalla Alshamsi died "while performing a training mission within the country".
The ministry also extended its deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the martyrs.
تنعى وزارة الدفاع الشهيدين، الرائد عبدالله شامس المنهالي، والمرشح سعيد عبدالله الشامسي، اللذين استشهدا أثناء أداء مهمة تدريبية في الدولة، اليوم الإثنين الموافق 14 سبتمبر 2026.
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) September 14, 2026
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