SANAA, Jan 31 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, last night, claimed responsibility for a fresh cross-border ballistic missile attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“The armed forces will announce details of a large-scale military operation deep inside the UAE within hours,” Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Meanwhile, the UAE official media reported that, the UAE defence ministry intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile, adding, there were no reports of casualties.
This is the third Houthi cross-border missile attack against the UAE, a key member of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, backing the Yemeni army, in less than two weeks.
The previous attacks killed three people and hit an oil facility in Abu Dhabi.
The Yemeni Houthi militia has intensified cross-border missile attacks on the UAE and Saudi Arabia, after it had lost several strategic districts in central Yemen this month.– NNN-YPA
