We've known for years that the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led invasion of Yemen has allied itself with al-Qaeda terrorists.
However, this might be a whole different level.

A new BBC investigation has found that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recruited former Al-Qaeda members to provide security in Yemen, and funded American mercenaries to carry out political assasinations in the country.

In the report, which was detailed in a documentary released on Monday, a whistleblower told the BBC that former members of militant group al-Qaeda - which has long had a presence in south Yemen - were in fact hired to work with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in a security capacity...
The documentary shows leaked court documents that reveal that an al-Qaeda member said he was offered release from prison by UAE officers in exchange for carrying out assassinations.

Nasser al-Shiba, a former high-ranking al-Qaeda operative suspected of involvement in an attack on the US warship USS Cole, which killed 17 Americans in 2000, was also now working with one of the STC's military units, sources told the BBC.

The report also includes testimonies from two employees of US security company Spear Operations Group, who said they were hired by the UAE to conduct targeted killings in Yemen.

Is it just me, or is "UAE hires U.S. merenaries for assassinations" and "UAE hires al-Qaeda for assassinations" just too close for comfort?