UK to provide Saudi Arabia with military support against Houthis

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Defence Minister Luke Pollard said support for the kingdom would comply with international humanitarian law The UK is set to provide military support to Saudi Arabia against the Houthi advance in Yemen and the group's strikes on the kingdom. Defence Minister Luke Pollard said the UK would deploy the RAF Voyager plane - operating from a UK base in Cyprus - for "air-to-air refuelling" operations. Saudi aircraft have been carrying out air strikes against Yemen's Houthis as the country's once-dorman