What’s behind the Houthi’s attack on the UAE? | Inside Story

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The United Arab Emirates has promised it will retaliate against the most significant Houthi attack on its soil in years.

At least three people died when drones struck oil facilities near Abu Dhabi airport.

The UAE is part of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen since 2015.

So what message is being sent by the Houthis, as the civil war enters its seventh year?

Presenter: Rob Matheson

Guests:

Hussain Al Bukhaiti – Journalist

Elisabeth Kendall – Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College, University of Oxford

Sabah Al-Khozai – Academic and Political Analyst

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