CNBC: Ballistic missiles intercepted over Abu Dhabi; U.S. State Department issues alert
* The ministry confirmed that there were no casualties from the attack, and that “fragments of the ballistic missiles fell in different areas” around Abu Dhabi.
* The targeted missile launch comes just one week after a deadly Houthi-claimed attack on Abu Dhabi that used what UAE officials say were drones and missiles.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates intercepted two incoming ballistic missiles over its capital Abu Dhabi early Monday morning, state media agency WAM reported.
“The Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that its air defence forces had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles targeting the UAE, which were fired by the Houthi terrorist militia,” the agency said.
The ministry confirmed that there were no casualties from the attack, and that “fragments of the ballistic missiles fell in different areas” around Abu Dhabi.
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Yemen: Tensions soar as two Houthi ballistic missiles downed over Abu Dhabi -- Middle East Monitor
UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi as Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility -- SKY News
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2 comments:
The Houthis already have an advantage in people inside of Yemen. They appear to be motivated also. Unless a revitalized Iran give the Houthis some material or intel advantage I expect them to start losing in the next 2 to 3 years.
Those skyscrapers are expensive. Hurting the tourist trade the UAE is trying to build would hurt financially. Those are powerful incentives for the UAE to commit more resources or change tactics to defeat the Houthis.
It might lead to the negotiating table and it will lead nowhere as the Houthis will not cede any land they conquered. So it will be back to bombs and bullets. The Saudis and UAE are not trying that hard. There have been claims of school buses being hit and those might be true (try imagining school buses and K-12 in North Yemen. I can't.), but the Houthis have not seen carpet bombing yet. Carpet bombing might happen to get the factories where rocket assemblies are made, but the exact location can't quite be nailed down.
If the US gets involved heavily into Ukraine, is Blinken stupid enough to tell the Saudis what to do?
Always kinda interesting to me when some ballistics get shot down.
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