A member of the US Airforce looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia on 20 February 2020 (AFP/File photo)
Middle East Eye: US removes advanced missile defence systems from Saudi air base: Report
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby confirms that 'certain air defence assets' have been redeployed, even as Saudi Arabia faces continued Houthi attacks
The United States has removed its most advanced missile defence systems from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks amid ongoing cross-border attacks levied by Yemen’s Houthi movement, The Associated Press has reported.
The news agency analysed satellite footage of the Prince Sultan air base, which previously had a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit and a missile defence system in addition to Patriot missile batteries.
The satellite imagery, taken by Plant Labs Inc., showed that as of the end of August several of those batteries were no longer at the air base.
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