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UK to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the assistance follows a Saudi request after attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.

· 1 min read · language: en
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— BBC Politics

The United Kingdom will provide Saudi Arabia with defensive air-to-air refuelling support following a request from Riyadh, according to BBC Politics.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the support was requested after Saudi Arabia faced attacks from the Houthis in Yemen. The description supplied by the source characterizes the assistance as defensive.

The item does not specify the number of aircraft involved, the duration of the deployment or the operational rules governing the support. It therefore establishes the announced form and stated purpose of the assistance without further military detail.

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