Abu Dhabi: UAE’s retaliation vowed after the drone attack on Monday was claimed by Huthi Yemen’s rebels triggered a fuel tank explosion that killed three people in Abu Dhabi.
The United Arab Emirates are part of a Saudi-led military coalition that supports the Yemeni government against Iran’s Huthi rebels, which have repeatedly targeted Saudi Arabia with cross-border strikes.
But this was the first deadly attack on his own land recognized by the UAE and claimed by rebels, who said they had fired ballistic missiles and mobilized armed drones.
Two Indians and Pakistan who work for the Adnoc oil giant died when three gas tanks exploded near the storage facility, while the fire was also lit in the construction area at Abu Dhabi Airport in the heart of the UAE, a safe safe place in the Middle East which was fluctuating. .
The police said “small flying objects, may belong to the drone” found on both sites. Drone attacks have become a characteristic of rebel attacks on the adjacent Saudi Arabia.
“We condemn the targeting of Huthi terrorist militia towards the region and facilities in the UAE land today … targeting this sin will not be punished,” UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan said in a statement, when his service described the attack as “escalation Criminal vile “.
Huthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that they had “done … a successful military operation” against “important and sensitive emirati installations” using both ballistic missiles and drones.
The incident took part in a surge in Battle in Yemen, including progress by UAE’s trained troops. The rebels also seized UAE-flagged vessels and international crew earlier this month.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the Islamic cooperation organization all condemned the “terrorist” attack. Eight Huthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia was also intercepted, the coalition said.
The previous rebels threatened to target Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the crown jewelry glittering UAE which last year opened its first nuclear power plant.
– ‘Clear Warning’ –
Abdul Done Hajar, adviser to the president of the Huthis River Politing Council in Sanaa, said it was a warning shot from the rebels.
“We sent them a clear warning message by pressing places that were not very important strategically,” he told AFP.
“But it’s a warning if the UAE continues hostility for Yemen, it will not be able to resist the upcoming strike.”
The Saudi Foreign Ministry was condemned “in the strongest term cowardly terrorist attack” while Bahrain and Qatar also slammed the strike.
The incident came two weeks after the rebels hijacked Rabee which was marked by the UAE, and released snippets claiming to show military equipment on the boat.
The UAE said Rwabee, the 11 crew is now hostage, is a “civil cargo ship” and calls the piracy of “dangerous escalation” in busy red sea shipping routes.
The rebels then rejected the request of the UN Security Council for direct ship liberation, said it “did not bring … toys for children but weapons for extremists”.
The Yemeni conflict has become a disaster for millions of citizens who have left their homes, with a lot on the threshold of starvation, in what the United Nations calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
UAE joined the coalition against Huthis before announcing nail changes in 2019.
The Pro-Government Giants Brigade troops, supported by Saudi and UAE, recently delivered a significant blow to the rebels by reclaiming three districts in Shabwa Governorate.
Clashes are part of the increase in violence in a destroyed country, where the war is being fought in several fronts.