The Arab Coalition has revealed it destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Saudi Arabia's Dhahran Al Janub early on Monday, while the UAE said they downed two missiles launched by the Iran-backed Houthis targeting Abu Dhabi.
Shrapnel from the destroyed missile fired at Saudi Arabia landed in the town’s industrial zone and material loss was reported, but no injuries or fatalities.
The UAE's Defense Ministry said they themselves intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at Abu Dhabi, without reported casualty or injury.
Video footage posted on the ministry's Twitter account showed huge fire erupting at an infrastructure, which was described by the UAE ministry as a ballistic missile launcher in Yemen, after it was hit by a missile. The missile was reported to have been launched by a F-16 fighter jet.
The latest exchange of fire came after a Houthi attack on the UAE on Jan. 17, during which three petroleum tankers burst into a fire near Abu Dhabi National Oil Company storage facilities in Abu Dhabi. Three persons were killed and six others injured in the attack.
The Arab Coalition has been engaged in an aerial campaign against the Houthis, who are demanding international legitimacy and control of the government.
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