Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen over weapons shipment it claims UAE sent to separatists
Attack signals new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and UAE-backed Southern Transitional CouncilSaudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting what it said was a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates meant for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni separatist force.The UAE said that the Saudi strike “surprised” it, and that the struck shipment did not contain any weapons and was meant for UAE forces, rather than any Yemeni groups. It called for de-escalation and said the developments in Yemen should be handled “with responsibility.” Continue reading...
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Attack signals new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting what it said was a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates meant for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni separatist force.
The UAE said that the Saudi strike “surprised” it, and that the struck shipment did not contain any weapons and was meant for UAE forces, rather than any Yemeni groups. It called for de-escalation and said the developments in Yemen should be handled “with responsibility.”
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