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Yemen's Houthis said on October 14 that they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's operations centre. Photo / AFP
British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the UK Government says.
The defence ministry said the deployment formed part of “additional defensive military support” to Riyadh.
“The UK will fly defensive counter-air missions to support the protection of
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