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Burnham commits UK to refuelling Saudi jets against Houthi attacks

Burnham agrees to send RAF Voyager to refuel Saudi jets

1 Sep 21 5:00 PM · 2d ago · 7 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 3

Speaking to reporters en route to the UN General Assembly, Burnham confirmed the UK agreed to a Saudi request for defensive air-to-air refuelling, using a single RAF Voyager based at RAF Akrotiri, on the advice of Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband; officials called the deployment time-limited to 'weeks'.

Burnham agrees to send RAF Voyager to refuel Saudi jets
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“We have received a request from Saudi Arabia for military support and … I agreed to that request for defensive air-to-air refuelling.”

Andy Burnham

Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham UK Prime MinisterWes StreetingWes Streeting UK Defence SecretaryEd MilibandEd Miliband UK Foreign SecretaryMark RutteMark Rutte NATO Secretary-GeneralMartin McCluskey UK Energy Minister

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What was reported 4 claims about this development

  1. 6 outlets UK to provide Saudi with military air-to-air refuelling support

    first by Al-Monitor, 2d ago · also Anadolu Agency, FT, BBC Middle East, BBC, Japan Times

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  2. 5 outlets UK's Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support

    first by Reuters, 2d ago · also ZeroHedge, Middle East Eye, Al-Monitor, Straits Times

    1 more headline
  3. 4 outlets UK to refuel Saudi jets to help counter Houthi attacks

    first by Al Jazeera, 2d ago · also Deutsche Welle EN, BBC, Indian Express

    3 more headlines
  4. 1 outlet UK PM Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support

    first by SCMP, 2d ago

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