UK deploys Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
The United Kingdom will send Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to protect its cities and infrastructure from Houthi missiles and drones. The mission will be exclusively defensive and will also include military advisers and an A400M transport aircraft, while air-to-air refuelling is extended by 90 days, according to the British government cited by the BBC.
The United Kingdom will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia against missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels, the British government announced, according to the BBC. Prime Minister Andy Burnham authorised the defensive mission, the government said.
The aircraft will help protect Saudi cities and infrastructure, following Houthi attacks on Riyadh and energy facilities on the kingdom’s coast. British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said in a written statement on Tuesday that the aircraft would not carry out offensive strikes against the Houthis. The group is fighting Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The deployment adds to measures taken after Houthi attacks on the Saudi economy, reported on 15 October. On 19 October, Egypt postponed until 26 October a vote on military support for Riyadh.
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