SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the Gulf country on Monday, the defense ministry said.
The UAE defense ministry said the remnants of the intercepted missiles fell in separate areas around Abu Dhabi, according to Reuters.
Residents reported flashes in the sky over the capital around 4:30 a.m., UAE newspaper The National said.
Monday’s attack was the second on UAE oil since last week’s strike that hit a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi, killing three people.
Earlier, Saudi state media reported that the coalition intercepted a ballistic missile, with remnants damaging workshops and vehicles in the south of the kingdom.
The news outlet said late on Sunday that a ballistic missile fell in the south, injuring two foreigners and causing damage in an industrial area.
For more than six years, the Houthis have been battling a Saudi-led coalition that includes the UAE, repeatedly carrying out cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, and launching an unprecedented assault on the UAE on January 17.
The Saudi-led coalition has ramped up air strikes on what it describes as Houthi targets in Yemen.
At least 60 people were killed in a strike on a temporary detention center in northern Saada province on Friday, and about 20 were killed in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa in an operation on Tuesday.
The coalition intervened in Yemen in March 2015 months after the Houthis ousted the internationally recognized government from Sanaa. The group says it is fighting a corrupt system and foreign aggression.
