
The Race for Mukalla: Arabian Elite Forces and the War Against Al-Qaeda
Author: Michael Knights Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The sequel to Michael Knights' successful 25 Days to Aden, The Race for Mukalla is the story of elite UAE forces taking the counter-terrorism fight to Al -Qaeda in the southern Yemen port of Mukalla. In many senses this was the UAE's most challenging moment. The first part of the book tells the story of the devastating missile strike at Safer, leading to the deaths of fifty Emiratis - a national...

The Race for Mukalla: Arabian Elite Forces and the War Against Al-Qaeda