RIYADH (HRNW) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen s Huthi insurgents said Monday it had launched air strikes targeting the rebel-held capital Sanaa after a deadly attack against coalition ally Abu Dhabi.
“In response to the threat and (out of) military necessity, air strikes have begun in Sanaa,” the official Saudi Press Agency said on Twitter.
The Huthis Al-Masirah TV channel confirmed the raids by the coalition, without immediately reporting any casualties.
Earlier on Monday, Yemen s Huthi rebels claimed attacks in Abu Dhabi that triggered a fuel tank blast killing three people Monday, and warned civilians and foreign firms in the UAE to avoid “vital installations”.
The United Arab Emirates is part of a Saudi-led military coalition that supports Yemen s government against the Iran-backed Huthis, and the coalition launched retaliatory raids against Yemen s rebel-held capital Sanaa late Monday, without any immediate reports of casualties.
The Huthis have repeatedly carried out cross-border drone attacks against Saudi Arabia, but this is the first deadly assault acknowledged by the UAE inside its borders and claimed by the Yemeni insurgents, who said they had fired ballistic missiles and deployed armed drones.
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