UAE-Yemen Battle: United States will deploy a guided missile destroyer, a press release stated.
Dubai:
America will deploy a guided missile destroyer and state-of-the-art fighter jets to assist defend the United Arab Emirates after a sequence of missile assaults by Yemeni rebels, a US assertion stated Wednesday.
The deployment, to “help the UAE towards the present menace”, follows a telephone name between Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the US embassy within the UAE stated.
The UAE, a part of the Saudi-led coalition combating Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, suffered three missile assaults final month with the primary killing three oil staff.
The second focused Al Dhafra air base, the place US forces are stationed, prompting them to fireplace Patriot interceptors to assist shoot down the missiles as air crews scrambled to bunkers.
The guided missile destroyer USS Cole will companion with the UAE Navy and make a port name in Abu Dhabi, the assertion stated, whereas the US may also deploy fifth-generation fighter planes.
Different actions embody “persevering with to offer early warning intelligence”, it added.
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