Yemeni armed forces have launched massive missile and drone strikes against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, only a week after they carried out a series of attacks against the UAE in retaliation for its involvement in the devastating Saudi-led war on Yemen.
Faraan: The spokesman for Yemeni armed forces confirmed the attacks, saying Yemeni troops carried out a large-scale operation, dubbed Yemen Hurricane II, against sensitive targets deep inside the UAE and Saudi Arabia, using domestically-developed ballistic missiles and combat drones.
Speaking at a press conference in the capital Sana’a on Monday, Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated that Yemeni troops and their allies pounded al-Dhafra Air Base, located approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) south of Abu Dhabi, as well as other designated sites on the outskirts of the Emirati capital with a number of Zulfiqar ballistic missiles.
Saree noted that important targets in Dubai were struck with indigenous long-endurance Sammad-3 (Invincible-3) unmanned aerial vehicles.
The UAE defense ministry, in a statement published on the official Emirates News Agency WAM, had claimed its air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni forces early on Monday.
“The remnants of the intercepted ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around Abu Dhabi,” the ministry had \added, noting that it was taking the necessary protective measures against such attacks.
