# UK to deploy RAF Typhoons to help Saudi Arabia counter Houthi attacks

https://mins.news/en/video/107757

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-20 11:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ldJfeT0tw

> The UK Ministry of Defence says Britain will send Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters on defensive counter-air missions to help shield Saudi Arabia from aerial attacks by Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis.

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