2 members of UAE Armed Forces martyred during training mission

Monday, 14 September 2026 13:04

By ARN News Staff

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.

وتتقدم وزارة الدفاع بخالص العزاء والمواساة إلى أسرتي الشهيدين، سائلين الله عز وجل أن يتغمدهما بواسع… pic.twitter.com/pVl30LcMY4
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) September 14, 2026

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