Two UAE Servicemen Killed During Training Mission on September 14, Ministry of Defence Announces Deaths of Major Abdalla Shamis Almenhali and Candidate Saeed Abdalla Alshamsi

Two UAE servicemen were killed while carrying out a training mission within the country on Monday September 14, the Ministry of Defence announced. The ministry identified the servicemen as Major Abdalla Shamis Almenhali and candidate Saeed Abdalla Alshamsi, expressing condolences to their families and mourning the martyrs. No further details were provided about the specific nature of the training mission or the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The ministry said it prayed for God to grant the servicemen mercy. In June 2026, the Ministry of Defence announced another training incident that caused the death of soldier Issa Ghuloom Al Baloushi during a training mission in the UAE. The ministry has not released additional information on whether the September 14 incident involved similar circumstances or different training activities.