Houthi movement: UAE expresses suspicion of drones causing Abu Dhabi fire, Yemen’s Houthis claim attack

Yemen allies with Iran Houthi movement It said on Monday it launched an attack on the United Arab Emirates after authorities in the Gulf state reported two fires in the capital Abu Dhabi This could be caused by drones.

Abu Dhabi Police said three oil tankers exploded in the industrial Musaffah area near the oil company ADNOC’s storage facility and a construction site at Abu Dhabi International Airport caught fire.

“Preliminary investigations uncovered parts of a small aircraft that may be a drone at two locations, which may have caused explosions and fires,” police said in a statement to state news agency WAM.

The statement added that the incidents did not cause “significant damage” and that a full investigation had been launched.

military spokesman Yemenof Houthi The movement is fighting a Saudi-led military coalition that includes United Arab EmiratesThe group has launched a military operation “in the depths of the UAE” and will release details in the coming hours, he said.

Pro-coalition forces backed by the UAE have recently joined the fight against the Houthis in Yemen’s energy-producing areas of Shabwa and Marib.

In 2019, the UAE largely scaled back its military presence in Yemen, but continued to dominate its armed and trained Yemeni military.

The Houthis have launched multiple cross-border missile and drone strikes against Saudi Arabia and have threatened to attack the UAE in the past.