US EditionSaudi Arabia bombs Yemen port over weapons shipment from UAE, issues warning to Abu Dhabi
The Saudi-led coalition targeted two vessels unloading weapons for UAE-backed separatists at Mukalla port to prevent an imminent threat to Yemen's stability, officials said.
- Saudi Arabia bombed the port city of Mukalla in Yemen over a shipment of weapons for a separatist force that arrived from the United Arab Emirates.
- The attack signals a new escalation in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by the UAE.
- The Saudi-led coalition warned it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces and urged them to withdraw 'peacefully' from recently-seized provinces.
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Saudi says UAE-backed advance in Yemen threatens its security
Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen as a threat to Riyadh's national security on Tuesday and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the conflict boiled over into an open dispute between the Gulf powers.
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port after calling strike by ‘brotherly’ UAE ‘dangerous’
Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes on the Yemeni port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a weapons shipment reportedly destined for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group in southern Yemen.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe coalition justifies the attack with "the risks and scale represented by these weapons, which threaten security and stability", while the Government of Yemen declares the state of emergency.
A Saudi-led coalition has carried out an airstrike on the Yemeni port of Mukalla, saying it targeted foreign military support for separatists in southern Yemen, as tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi escalate.
"The mutual defence agreement with the United Arab Emirates is cancelled," reports Yemeni news agency Saba.
Yemen declares state of emergency as separatist conflict flares
The leader of Yemen’s presidential council declared a state of emergency and cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi-backed separatists seized swathes of territory. “The joint defence agreement with the UAE is hereby cancelled,” a statement said, while a separate decree announced a 90-day state of emergency, including a 72-hour air, sea and land blockade. The announcements by Rashad al-Alimi, head…
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