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United Arab Emirates: Military Bases

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 113270, tabled on 27 January 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British troops were present at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE during the Houthi attack on 24 January 2022.

Answered on

1 February 2022

There were no UK personnel present at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE during the Houthi attack on 24 January 2022.

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