Attack on the Emirates: “The Houthis have just sent a very clear signal”

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Drones are shown at an unidentified location in Yemen, where drones are frequently used against Saudi troops by pro-Iranian groups.

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By: Florent Guignard Follow

The Saudi-led military coalition has carried out raids in Sanaa against Yemeni Houthi rebels, after an attack claimed by them against the United Arab Emirates.

The decryption of François Frison-Roche, researcher at the CNRS, specialist in Yemen.

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Yemeni rebels have threatened to launch new attacks, calling on civilians and foreign companies to avoid "vital sites" in that country.

The Emirates are members of a Saudi-led military coalition that has supported government forces in Yemen since 2015 at war against the Iran-backed Houthis.

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  • Yemen

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Iran

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