Dyncorp will be replacing Academi, formerly known as Blackwater. (AFP/File)
Al Bawaba: New American private military contractors arrive in Yemen
The first batch of mercenaries from the private US military firm DynCorp has arrived in the Yemeni city of Aden to replace paid militants from another American company.
Under a USD-3-billion contract between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and DynCorp, mercenaries from the company are to be deployed to Yemen, where UAE forces are fighting against the Houthi rebels on Saudi orders, Khabar News Agency quoted an official with Yemeni Defense Ministry as saying.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the first group of the mercenaries recently arrived in the port city of Aden to replace those of Academi, a notorious American group formerly known as Blackwater.
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Update: DynCorp mercenaries to replace Blackwater in Yemen (Press TV).
WNU Editor: A $3 billion contract buys a lot of muscle.