U.S. Pulls Missile Defenses in Saudi Arabia Amid Yemen Attacks
A member of the US Airforce near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia, in Feb. 2020.
Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, even as the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show.