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The UAE Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that two servicemen were martyred while carrying out a training mission inside the country. The ministry identified the deceased as Major Abdalla Shamis Almenhali and candidate Saeed Abdalla Alshamsi in a statement distributed by the Emirates News Agency. The announcement described the pair as having lost their lives in the line of duty during the exercise that took place on September 14, 2026.
According to the ministry’s statement it extended sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the two martyrs. The ministry prayed to Almighty God to grant the deceased His vast mercy while asking for patience and solace for their loved ones. A similar protocol has been followed by the ministry in previous cases involving the loss of personnel.
The ministry’s statement provided no further details on the specific circumstances of the training mission or any immediate follow-up actions. No information was released regarding the units involved or the exact location within the country where the incident occurred. The statement focused exclusively on the identities of the deceased and the expression of official condolences.
This event marks the latest in a series of training-related deaths within the UAE armed forces during 2026. The National reported that in June the ministry mourned First Soldier Issa Ghuloom Al Balushi who was killed during a separate training mission with senior naval commander Maj Gen Hamid Al Rumaithi attending the funeral. The publication noted that the ministry had issued comparable condolences for that serviceman and sought divine mercy for him and his family.
Earlier in March two members of the armed forces died in a helicopter crash attributed to a technical malfunction according to coverage by The National. The newspaper indicated that the defence ministry had similarly publicly mourned those personnel and communicated with their families. Such incidents remain relatively infrequent but underscore the hazards inherent in military preparation activities.
The UAE Ministry of Defence has a established practice of promptly issuing statements following the loss of service members. In each case the ministry has emphasised support for the bereaved families through official channels. No aggregate data on training fatalities over recent years has been published by the ministry in conjunction with the current announcement.
