Saudi-led coalition jet fighters today bombed runway at
Sanaa airport in Yemen to prevent an Iranian cargo plane from landing there.
The Saudis say they took the action after the pilot of the Iranian aircraft ignored
their warning to turn back. Iran says the cargo plane was carrying humanitarian
aid to Yemen, and had received permission from the AnsarAllah (Huthi) officials
who control the airport. Saudis accuse Iran of attempting to transport arms to
the Huthi insurgents. Last week, Saudi
fighter jets prevented another Iranian cargo plane from entering the Yemeni
airspace. The Saudi-led coalition spokesman said they would repair the runway
if the Huthis lifted their control of the airport.
Photo credit: Smoke billows from Sanaa international airport
after its runway was hit by Saudi airstrikes. (Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)
That, is funny! They couldn't attack the plane so they bombed the runaway :)
ReplyDeleteI love the Middle East!
they COULD have attacked the plane, but preferred not to kill anyone....and achieved their objective.
DeleteNo they couldn't have, because of the political (and possibly military) costs. They warned the same plane twice before, but it came back and called their bluff. And I never said their goal wasn't achieved. It clearly was.
DeleteI also agree that they preferred not to kill anyone, even if it meant destroying an entire airport! Was it their regard for civilian life? I doubt that!
airport runways are not living creatures and people don't stand about on runways
DeleteWell said Piruz
DeleteThe saudis are just looking more and more desperate,its almost comical
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