US Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Philip Ventura reported on Monday that US planes intervened during a missile alert in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and helped them repel two ballistic missiles.
The missiles were fired by Yemen’s Houthis, and this was the second attack on UAE soil in the past week. The first attack hit Abu Dhabi, damaging the oil storage facility. That was the first such strike on UAE, causing a panic.
These new missiles were also intercepted over Abu Dhabi. It isn’t clear what was targeted but the oil seems a good bet for doing inordinate economic damage.
A Houthi spokesman urged investors to leave the UAE “since it has become an unsafe country.” He added that the UAE would remain targeted so long as the war continues.
Of course. The Houthis are the “terrorists” and the Saudis are are friends we help arm, and the poor UAE has to be helped (special UNSC meeting) while we help add to the 377000 dead people in Yemen. USA!USA!
right. except for in syria where the same terrorists are aided by uncle sam in the attempt to remove the syrian government
It isn’t soil, it’s sand.
This seems pretty sophisticated. Do the Houthis in Yemen have medium range missiles and the ability to target them with precision?