The U.S. Air Power F-22 fighter jet performs through the Dubai Air Present in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 12, 2017.REUTERS/Satish Kumar
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DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday following a spate of unprecedented assaults in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, the U.S. Air power stated on Saturday.
In current weeks, the Iran-aligned Houthis have waged a string of largely failed strikes on UAE targets which have triggered Emirati and U.S. air defenses and have even seen American troops based mostly there briefly taking shelter.
The jets arrived on the UAE base as a part of a multifaceted demonstration of U.S. assist after a sequence of assaults all through January threatened U.S. and Emirati armed forces stationed on the host set up, the assertion stated.
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The U.S. Secretary of Protection ordered the speedy deployment of the fifth-generation plane in coordination with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, stated an announcement by the US Air Forces Central.
It can be a part of a variety of joint, coalition and allied and companion fight air energy capabilities already based mostly throughout the area.
The airmen and F-22s are deployed from the first Fighter Wing, situated at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, the U.S. Air Power stated.
Final week the U.S. basic overseeing Center East operations instructed Reuters the U.S. will assist the UAE replenish interceptors it makes use of to knock down incoming missiles.
The current Houthi assaults have thrown a highlight on so-far unsuccessful U.N.-led efforts to dealer an finish to the struggle in Yemen, which since 2015 has pitted the Houthis in opposition to a Saudi Arabian-led navy coalition that features the UAE.
The battle has killed tens of hundreds of individuals and precipitated a humanitarian disaster.
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Reporting by Hamad, Mohammed and Saeed Azhar; Enhancing by Chizu Nomiyama
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