Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three people when fuel tankers exploded.
The United States promised on Monday to “hold accountable” the pro-Iranian Yemeni rebels who claimed responsibility for a deadly attack at Abu Dhabi International Airport and the nearby industrial zone.
“The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which killed three innocent civilians,” White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.
“The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attack and we will work with the UAE and our international partners to hold them accountable.” for the incident, the official stressed.
“Our commitment to the security of the United Arab Emirates is unwavering and we stand by our Emirati partners against all threats to their territory,” he added.
Three dead in an alleged drone attack in Abu Dhabi after the announcement of a military operation by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against the United Arab Emirates
Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three people when fuel tankers exploded.
The United Arab Emirates is part of a military coalition under the command of Saudi Arabia that has intervened in Yemen since 2015 to support government forces against the Houthis, who have a pro-Iranian stance.
In a statement, the spokesman for US diplomacy Ned Price indicated that Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed “his solidarity” in a call with his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahayan.
The conflict in Yemen, which has caused the death of 377,000 people, has intensified in recent weeks with an increase in incursions by the military coalition and ground offensives by government forces.
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It has also generated a large exodus of settlers and other indirect consequences for many civilians who have been left on the brink of famine, a crisis that, according to the UN, is the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world. (I)
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