ABU DHABI // UAE fighter jets have continued their airstrikes against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen, state news agency Wam reported on Wednesday.
The strikes are part of Operation Decisive Storm, launched by an Arab coalition in support of a legitimate government in Yemen, Wam said.
UAE fighters targeted Sanaa airport, air-defence radar sites, a logistics centre, two anti-aircraft positions and depots for ammunition and ballistic missiles.
In Taez, the fighters bombed a weapons storage facility and a radar position. All fighter jets returned to their bases safely, Wam said.
Fighter jets of the Arab coalition continue their strikes against Houthis in response to a request from President Abdrabu Mansour Hadi for military intervention to protect Yemen and its people from the extremist Houthi militias. The Saudi-led Arab coalition has since struck at the Houthi positions.
Among the fighter jets participating in operations in Yemen are 30 jets from the UAE, 100 from Saudi Arabia, 15 each from Kuwait and Bahrain and 10 from Qatar. Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Pakistan are also participating in the operations, according to Wam.
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