"A military statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency announced the strikes, which it said came after ships arrived there from Fujairah, a port city on the UAE's eastern coast. The ships' crew had the disabled tracking devices aboard the vessels, and unloaded a large amount of weapons and combat vehicles in support of the Southern Transitional Council's forces, it said."
"Considering that the aforementioned weapons constitute an imminent threat, and an escalation that threatens peace and stability, the Coalition Air Force has conducted this morning a limited airstrike that targeted weapons and military vehicles offloaded from the two vessels in Mukalla. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties from the strike or if any other military besides Saudi Arabia's took part. The Saudi military said it conducted the attack overnight to make sure no collateral damage occurred."
"The Council's AIC satellite news channel acknowledged the strikes, without providing details. The attack likely targeted a ship identified by analysts as the Greenland, a roll-on, roll-off vessel flagged out of St Kitts. Tracking data showed the vessel had been in Fujairah on 22 December and arrived in Mukalla on Sunday. The second vessel could not be immediately identified."
Saudi Arabia launched an airstrike on Mukalla targeting weapons and military vehicles that were reportedly offloaded from ships arriving from Fujairah, UAE. The strikes aimed at shipments described as supporting the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and were justified by Saudi officials as a response to an imminent threat to peace and stability. Saudi forces said tracking devices on the vessels had been disabled and that the attack was conducted overnight to avoid collateral damage. Casualties and participation by other militaries remained unclear. Analysts identified one targeted vessel as the Greenland, which had visited Fujairah on Dec. 22.
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