CAIRO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United States Central Command said U.S forces at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates had engaged two missiles used to attack the Gulf country in the early morning hours of Monday alongside the Emirati armed forces.
"U.S. forces at Al Dhafra Air Base, near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), engaged two inbound missile threats with multiple Patriot interceptors coincident to efforts by the armed forces of the UAE in the early morning hours of Jan. 24, 2022," it said.
"The combined efforts successfully prevented both missiles from impacting the base," the statement added. (Reporting by Moaz Abdelaziz and Mahmoud Mourad)
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
