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UAE Claims To Have Thwarted Ballistic Missile Attack By Houthi Rebels During Israeli President's Visit

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The United Arab Emirates says it has defused and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The UAE Ministry of Defense claimed from its Twitter account that a ballistic missile fired from the Yemeni province of Al-Jawaf on Sunday night was intercepted by its defense system in the air at 00:20 (local time). Local time) destroyed.  The UAE has also released a video of the successful missile destruction. According to the Ministry of Defense, there were no casualties in the Houthi attack and the remnants of the missile fell out of populated areas. The Houthi attack comes as Israeli President Isaac Herzog is in the United Arab Emirates on his first visit. The Israeli president arrived in the UAE on a two-day visit on Sunday and the missile was fired just hours after he arrived in the UAE. North Korea fires medium-range missile The United Arab Emirates is part of a Saudi coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen. In recent weeks, the Houthis have carried out several ...

UAE: Houthi Rebels Threaten 'More Attacks' In UAE, Reports Of Casualties Following Saudi Coalition Bombing In Sanaa

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Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened more airstrikes if the United Arab Emirates does not stop its offensive against Yemen. A spokesman for the Houthi rebels warned ordinary citizens and international companies to stay away from key installations in the UAE, where more attacks could take place in the future. UAE is not safe.... not anymore #اليمن_يؤدب_الامارات #الامارات #AbuDhabiDroneAttack #UAE #AbuDhabi #Houthi #ابوظبي #الإمارات_العربية_المتحدة #اليمن #السعودية pic.twitter.com/9Ta0sgsRcU — zaviews (@zaviews) January 18, 2022 One Pakistani and two Indian nationals were killed and six others were injured when three oil tankers exploded in the port area of ​​Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Monday. The bombings are said to be the result of drone strikes carried out by Houthi rebels. The UAE's foreign ministry condemned the Houthi rebels in a statement issued on Monday, saying "they will be punished" and that the UAE had the right to retaliate agains...

UAE: Drone Strike Must Be Punished

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The UAE Foreign Ministry has condemned the drone strike by Houthi rebels in a statement and said "it will be punished." "The United Arab Emirates has the right to retaliate against this terrorist attack," the statement said, according to Reuters. One Pakistani and two Indian nationals were killed in explosions in three oil tankers in the port area of ​​the United Arab Emirates on Monday, according to Abu Dhabi police. According to the Emirati news agency WAM, Abu Dhabi police said after the attack that in addition to the casualties, six people were injured in the fire that broke out after the blast. Abu Dhabi: UAE History First Drone Attack The bombings are said to be the result of drone strikes, while Yemen's Houthi rebels have said they will soon release details of a "military operation" in the UAE.  According to the news agency Reuters, the police said that on Monday, three oil tankers exploded in the area of ​​Musafah Iked 3 near Abu Dhabi port whi...

Abu Dhabi Drone Attack: At Least Three Dead In An Explosion In Abu Dhabi After A Drone Attack

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"Small flying objects, possibly drones, were detected that fell in two areas and would have caused the explosion and fire," the police said. At least three people died and six others were injured this Monday by an explosion caused by a fire in the industrial zone of Abu Dhabi, while the Emirate Police investigates whether it is an attack carried out with drones. "The event caused the death of a Pakistani citizen and two Indian citizens, and another 6 suffered minor and moderate injuries," according to the official Emirati news agency WAM, which noted that the Police have managed to control the fire "that broke out this morning in the Mussafah area, near the depots of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which caused the explosion of three fuel tanks". The police indicated several "drones" as the probable cause of the fire, the official WAM agency said, citing the police of the Emirates capital, according to which a "minor fire" a...

Afghanistan: US Army Relieves Soldiers After Drone Attack On Children

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At the end of August, a US drone killed ten civilians, seven of them children, in Kabul. The military speaks of a tragic mistake. Those responsible go unpunished. A US drone attack that killed ten civilians in the Afghan capital Kabul at the end of August has no legal consequences for the soldiers responsible. According to his spokesman, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved a report by the army command on the attack, in which no disciplinary measures are recommended against the soldiers responsible. What we saw was a breakdown in process, execution and procedures   spokesman John Kirby told journalists.  It was not the result of negligence, it was not the result of misconduct, it was not the result of poor leadership  In the US drone attack on a car in Kabul on August 29, ten people were killed, including the long-time employee of an American aid organization and nine of his family members - seven of them children. USA offered bereaved compensation and depart...

US Defends Airstrikes That Kill 'Civilians' In Syria

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The U.S. military says an airstrike in Syria in 2019 killed dozens of people. The United States has said it attacked the so-called Islamic State militant group, which killed 80 people. The United States has said it has identified 16 of the dead as militants and four as civilians. Authorities have not been able to determine the identities of the more than 60 people, but a spokesman told the BBC it was "very possible" that more civilians had been killed in the attack. According to the New York Times, the attacks were never independently investigated and the newspaper's report accused the US military of covering up the incident. The US airstrikes took place on March 18, 2019, in the eastern Syrian town of Waqe Baghdaz, the last stronghold of the Islamic State. According to the New York Times, the American plane dropped three bombs, although according to the footage obtained from the drone, a large number of civilians were present at the place where the bombs were being dropp...

Baghdad | Iraqi Capital Baghdad Reports Drone Attack On Prime Minister's Residence

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Explosions and gunfire broke out in central Baghdad. According to the military, the head of government escaped the attack unharmed. A drone loaded with explosives attacked the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the fortified "Green Zone" of Baghdad. The prime minister escaped the attenate attempt unharmed, said the Iraqi military. The emergency services took "the necessary measures," it said in the message. Two government officials confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Kadhimi's residence had been hit at least once. The prime minister is safe. Al-Kadhimi wrote on Twitter that he was fine. He urged all Iraqis to keep calm. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Western diplomats in the "Green Zone" said they heard explosions and gunfire. Supporters of heavily armed groups close to Iran had repeatedly demonstrated near the "green zone" in recent weeks. They protested against the result of the last p...

Iran | US Imposes Sanctions On Iran's Drone Program

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The US government wants to stop Iran from delivering combat drones to rebel groups around the world. It blacklisted two companies and two generals. The US has imposed sanctions on several companies and people in Iran. The US government accuses them of promoting the development of combat drones to attack targets of the Americans and their allies. As the US Treasury announced on Friday, the sanctions are directed against two generals of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, an elite unit of the Iranian army classified as a terrorist organization in the USA: Brigadier General Saeed Aghajani heads the drone command of the Revolutionary Guards, Brigadier General Abdullah Mehrabi is head of their research organization . You will be frozen any wealth in the US and denied access to the US financial market. The two companies Kimia Part Siwan and Oje Parwas Mado Nafar, which are said to have produced drone parts for the Revolutionary Guard, are also on the black list. The US accuses Iran of making c...