British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give military support to Saudi Arabia to help it tackle attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, media reports said on Monday.
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The UK is close to agreeing to support Saudi Arabia’s military in countering the Houthis, as the kingdom comes under frequent attack from the Iran-backed militants.
The prime minister says "defensive air-to-air refuelling" is to be provided following a request from Saudi Arabia, after it faced attacks from the Houthis in Yemen.
ABOARD THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER’S PLANE (AP) — Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he had agreed to a request from Saudi Arabia to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for a limited time period, a move he described as helping to stabilise the wider region.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give military support to Saudi Arabia to help it tackle attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, media reports said on Monday.
Britain has agreed to provide some military support to Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis to support its own "national security", a UK defence minister said Tuesday. A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the …
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK's "time-limited" and "defensive" military support aims to help Saudi Arabia repel Houthi attacks and will not include supporting Saudi attacks against the Yemeni rebels.
The international assistance comes as the Houthi rebels make significant advances along the Red Sea coastline in a bid to tighten their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb, a critical maritime chokepoint.
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