City of Abu Dhabi at sunrise on April 27, 2018 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles that were flying towards the country’s capital Abu Dhabi early Monday morning, state media outlet WAM said. news.
The country’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles aimed at the UAE, fired by the Houthi terrorist militia, the agency said.
Confirmation Kit that there were no casualties from the attack and that “debris of the ballistic missile fell in different areas” around Abu Dhabi.
The US State Department issued a security alert shortly after the attempted attack, warning Americans in the area to take precautions.
“There have been reports of a possible missile attack and accompanying missile defense activities into Abu Dhabi early this morning. The Embassy reminds all US citizens in the Emirate United Arab Emirates maintains a high level of security awareness,” the statement read.
The targeted missile launch comes just a week after a deadly Houthi-claimed attack on Abu Dhabi, which used what UAE officials say were drones and missiles. The strikes hit a fuel storage facility owned by state oil company ADNOC and a construction site near Abu Dhabi International Airport, killing three people.
“The Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the January 17 attack on Abu Dhabi and stated its intention to attack neighboring countries, including the UAE, using missiles and drone systems. (drone),” the State Department warned.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni rebel movement, have been at war since 2015 with a Saudi-led coalition that includes the UAE. The bloody and protracted conflict, which has plunged tens of thousands of Yemenis into starvation, was preceded by a Saudi-led bombing attack that began in March 2015 after the Houthis continued govern the Yemeni government and push out a backed leadership. of Saudi Arabia.
Although Abu Dhabi cut most of the country’s ground forces from Yemen in 2019, it still supports proxy forces there, some of which have stripped them of important territorial interests. of the Houthis after months of fierce fighting. Analysts say the attacks on the UAE are retaliation for that.
The use of drones – even commercial – has been banned across the UAE, and the Ministry of Defense said on Monday that it has “adequate readiness to respond to any threat.” and will “take all necessary measures to protect the UAE from any attack.”
