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UAE protests Iran drones to Houthis

Abu Dhabi - UAE warplanes recently destroyed a rebel drone before it was launched on Yemen's west coast.

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Published: Thu 2 Feb 2017, 8:46 PM

Last updated: Thu 2 Feb 2017, 10:52 PM

The UAE on Thursday summoned the Iranian envoy to protest Tehran's arming of Houthi rebels in Yemen, including providing drones, in their fight against the government.
The foreign ministry handed the charge d'affaires a "protesting memorandum concerning Iran's illegal arming" of Houthi rebels, according to Wam.
It said that "Iranian weapons, including unmanned drones targeted recently by the Arab coalition, represent a flagrant violation" of UN Security Council resolutions.
Abdul Rahim Al Awadi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Legal Affairs, summoned the charge d'affaires of the Iranian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Wam reported
Al Awadi said that Iran's move is in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions, adding that it is considered an attack on international legitimacy, the rule of Yemen, and fuels the conflict there.
The UAE is a key partner in the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in March 2015 after rebels stormed the capital Sanaa and advanced on second city Aden.
UAE warplanes recently destroyed a rebel drone before it was launched on Yemen's west coast.
Also read: Arab coalition forces destroy Iranian drone in Yemen
The Yemeni government and its allies have repeatedly accused Iran of arming the insurgents, a charge that Tehran has categorically denied.
The war in Yemen has cost more than 7,400 lives since the coalition began its operation, according to the UN's World Health Organisation.


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