Shaikh Mohammed offers condolences to families of martyrs across UAE. Photos: WAM
Dubai - Shaikh Mohammed assured the families of martyrs of the pride of himself and of the leadership and people of the UAE in the martyrs sacrifice.
Published: Sun 6 Sep 2015, 8:28 PM
Updated: Mon 7 Sep 2015, 1:11 PM
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has extended his heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the families of martyrs of duty and right who died in the line of duty during Operation Restore Hope, under the Arab alliance to support the people of Yemen and their legitimate government.
Shaikh Mohammed, who was accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and other senior officials, offered his deep condolences to the families of martyrs Sultan Obeid Al Kaabi and Abdullah Saeed Al Kalbani during his visit to the mourning Majlis at the Masfout area in the Emirate of Ajman.
Shaikh Mohammed and his entourage proceeded to Sharjah where he visited the mourning tent in Kalba city of martyrs Hamed Mohammed Al Balouchi and Mohammed Ismail Yousef to extend his sincere condolences to their families.
In the Emirate of Fujairah, Shaikh Mohammed expressed his deep sympathy to the family of martyr Jasim Saeed Al Saadi during a visit to the mourning tent in Marbah area. In Dibba, Fujairah, Sheikh Mohammed also comforted the family of martyrs Waleed Ahmed Al Dhanhani and Khalifa Abdullah Al Saredi. He also offered his condolences to the families of Mohammed Saeed Al Saredi in Wadi Al Seder and of martyrs Khalifa Mohammed Al Yamahi and Rashid Saeed Al Yamahi in Towbin.
On the last leg of his mourning tour, Shaikh Mohammed then headed to the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah where he expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of martyr Obeid Saeed Al Mazrouie in the Azen area.
During his visits to the mourning tents, Shaikh Mohammed assured the families of martyrs of the pride of himself and of the leadership and people of the UAE in the martyrs sacrifice and devotion of the sons of the nation who answered the call of duty of their country and nation and the humanitarian call by offering their lives in battlefields in defence of right and justice and for establishing the pillars of peace and stability in Yemen and the Arab region at large.
"Their sacrifice will always remain etched in the hearts and minds of the leadership and people of the UAE and in the record of honour of our Armed Forces," Shaikh Mohammed said.
Shaikh Mohammed said that he viewed the martyrdom of those sons and brothers as a true embodiment of the concept of military service and its noble meanings of honour, sacrifice and devotion in defence of the right.
He stressed, "They are a source of pride and glory for our leadership and people and for their families who sacrificed their loved ones to keep the nation's flag high and to maintain stability and peace in Arab countries and the security of its peoples".
Shaikh Mohammed prayed Allah the Almighty to rest their souls in eternal paradise among the righteous, for they ascended as martyrs for spreading Islam and peace.
"Glory and immortality be to our martyrs and dignity and loftiness be to our people. May Allah bestow his patience and solace upon us," he concluded.