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Saudi Arabia downs Iranian-backed threat on eve of Israel-UAE flight
2020-09-01
[Jpost] Saudis and Emiratis have increased their abilities with the coalition in Riyadh to confront these types of drones and threats

The United Arab Emirates has condemned an Iranian-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
attack on Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
’s Abha Airport overnight Sunday into early Monday. The attack was intercepted by aircraft from Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are allies against the Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
-based Houthis, who have fired missiles and drones at the Saudi Kingdom. The UAE says its defense relations with Riyadh help protect both the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as the security of both are indivisible, according to an article at Al Ain News online.

The recent attack involved a booby-trapped drone that was sent to attack the airport. Houthis, using Iranian technology, have attacked this airport in southern Saudi Arabia many times.

Coalition front man Col. Turki al-Maliki said some shrapnel fell on the airport as the drone was destroyed, Arab News reported. The coalition will deter the Houthis, he said.

The Saudi-led coalition includes Riyadh’s allies and those fighting the Iranian-backed group. Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has used drones and cruise missiles to attack Saudi Arabia.

In August 2019, the Houthis attacked Shaybah oilfield near the border with the UAE. They used drones in the attack, which took place about 1,200 kilometers from where they were allegedly launched. It is not clear how the Houthis achieved this range, since Iranian drones sually have a range of 1,000 km.

This represented an increased Houthi threat to the Emirates, Voice of America reported at the time. In 2018, the Houthis claimed that drones had penetrated UAE airspace. The Emirates denied it.

Since those threats, the Saudis and Emiratis have increased their abilities with the coalition in Riyadh to confront these types of drones and threats.
Saudi air defense has become more proficient at stopping a plethora of threats from Yemen.

Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Saudi air defense has become more proficient at stopping a plethora of threats from Yemen.

I suppose an active offense would be against some muslim rules.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-09-01 15:16  

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