UAE announces joint defence operations with France amid attacks
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)
Published: Fri 4 Feb 2022, 8:15 PM
The UAE's Ministry of Defence announced the start of joint defence operations with France amid the recent terror attacks that have targeted the country.
A tweet by the ministry shows Lt.-Gen. Saleh Al Ameri, commander of joint operations at the UAE's Ministry of Defence, in a meeting with the French armed forces in Paris to discuss ways of cooperation.
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The meeting follows the UAE's interception of several drones fired at the country by Iran-supported Houthi militia in Yemen.
The ministry had issued a statement on Wednesday midnight saying it had destroyed three“hostile drones” that targeted the UAE at dawn. The interception, the ministry said, occurred“away from populated areas”.
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