The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the nation mentioned Monday.
Nobody was damage within the assaults however particles from the missiles landed close to Abu Dhabi, in line with an announcement by the Protection Ministry.
Saudi Arabia, which has ceaselessly come underneath ballistic missile and drone barrages by the Houthis, additionally was focused by at the very least one Houthi missile on Monday. The Saudi-led navy coalition concerned in Yemen’s civil warfare mentioned the projectile was shot down.
Monday’s barrage is the second assault on the UAE claimed by the Houthis in only a week, marking a brand new escalation outdoors Yemen’s borders within the seven-year-old battle.
Final Monday the Houthis claimed credit score for a drone and cruise missile assault that blew up gas tankers and killed three individuals in Abu Dhabi. It was the primary strike claimed by the Houthis to have been confirmed to have efficiently hit the UAE. Saudi Arabia was additionally focused final Monday, however these projectiles had been likewise shot down, the coalition mentioned.
The Emirates quickly banned business and personal drone flights within the nation on Saturday within the aftermath of the assaults.
The Saudi-led military coalition, of which the UAE is a significant member, launched a blitz of airstrikes focusing on websites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa final week in response to the assaults.
Not less than 87 people were killed when the coalition bombed a jail at Saada in Yemen’s north final week, Docs With out Borders’ director within the nation informed the Related Press. The Saudi-led coalition additionally bombed Hodeidah, with girls and kids reportedly among the many useless.
The Arab League convened on Sunday and urged the UN Safety Council to “take a decisive and unified stance towards Houthi assaults on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.”
Prime Emirati officers referred to as on the USA to relabel the Iran-backed Houthis a overseas terrorist group final week. The UAE’s de facto chief, Abu Dhabi Crown Price Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, requested further support from the Pentagon final week to assist bolster the nation’s air defenses.
US President Joe Biden indicated final week his administration would contemplate reinstating the terrorist group designation for the Houthis, which was repealed final yr amid objections from help teams who mentioned the label inhibited humanitarian work.
Final week’s assaults got here after UAE-backed fighters supporting Yemen’s government helped recapture the nation’s Shabwa province from the Houthis in a shock reversal of latest years’ broad territorial features by the rebels across Yemen’s north.
